Insights and Stories of Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Soy falls as cooking oil imports excluded from China tariffs

May. 14, 2024 at 5:08 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dipped on Tuesday as analysts said the market was disappointed that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration did not include used cooking oil on a list of tariff increases on Chinese goods.

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat hits 9-month highs on Russian crop losses

May. 13, 2024 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn climbs as USDA projects US stocks below expectations

May. 10, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs as frosts cause state of emergency in Russia

May. 9, 2024 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

Too many tractors: As boom times fade, farm equipment piles up

May. 9, 2024 at 1:38 pm CDT

By Bianca Flowers Renee Hickman Reuters

Exterior of the Chicago Board of Trade building.

U.S. grains: CBOT grains, soybean futures end lower ahead of USDA reports

May. 8, 2024 at 3:56 pm CDT

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday despite weather risks in top exporter Russia, highlighting the size of its supply as the country continues to dominate global export markets.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Chicago grains back off highs on weather outlook, USDA data

May. 7, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

Chicago wheat fell on Tuesday from peaks not seen since December, while corn eased from four-month highs as investors gauged the impact of harsh weather in some major production zones.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn futures extend surge on volatile global weather

May. 6, 2024 at 4:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. wheat, soybean and corn futures soared to multi-month highs on Monday on worries about potentially crop-damaging weather in Brazil and Russia. Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) July wheat WN24 settled up 26-1/4 cents at $6.48-3/4 a bushel after climbing to $6.50-1/4, its highest level since late December. […]

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: Corn hits 3-month high; soy, wheat climbs on weather

May. 3, 2024 at 5:41 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. corn futures rose on Friday to their highest level since January before turning lower and soybeans reached a one-month peak as floods disrupted harvests in top exporter Brazil and disease ate into Argentina’s corn crop, analysts said. Wheat futures hit a one-week high on renewed concerns over dry […]

By Renee Hickman

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat rallies for seventh trading day on weather, crop conditions

Apr. 26, 2024 at 4:45 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures turned higher for a seventh trading day on Friday on a weather driven surge that pushed the most-active wheat contract on a continual chart Wv1 to prices not seen since December. Soybean futures inched down, and corn stayed fairly flat, as traders watched […]

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