Insights and Stories on Storm

U.S. farmers to harvest record-large corn crop, second-largest soy crop, USDA says

Aug. 12, 2020 at 12:37 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers will reap their biggest corn harvest and their second biggest soybean harvest this fall as good summer weather shepherded the crops through key phases of development, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday. The crop outlooks, which also included average yields for both corn […]

U.S. grains: Corn futures tread water as Midwest’s farmers assess storm damage

Aug. 11, 2020 at 4:30 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Prairie summer weather patterns to hold for now

Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Canola stronger after Canada Day

Jul. 3, 2020 at 1:49 am CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

U.S. livestock: CME cattle, hogs firm on winter weather woes

Jan. 17, 2020 at 6:20 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

Klassen: Feeder cattle edge higher on improving margins

Dec. 3, 2019 at 7:19 am CST

Compared to last week, western Canadian yearlings were $2-$3 higher; calf prices were $2 to as much as $4 higher; calves under 600 lbs. were $4 to as much as $10 higher in some cases. February and April live cattle futures appear to be incorporating a risk premium due to […]

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: Soybeans up on trade optimism, Midwest weather

Oct. 9, 2019 at 5:16 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to their highest level in nearly three months on Wednesday before paring gains, supported by optimism about increased Chinese purchases and fears that a winter storm in the upper U.S. Midwest could threaten late-maturing crops. Corn closed modestly lower and wheat was […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Climate change has U.S. fund managers adjusting agriculture investments

May. 2, 2019 at 8:21 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — After historic floods devastated Midwestern agricultural states this spring, some fund managers are evaluating how climate change will affect the long-term value of companies that make or sell products ranging from tractors to fertilizer. The issue is not simply the unpredictability of weather. Instead, fund […]

By David Randall

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up a bit on weather woes, trade hopes

Apr. 10, 2019 at 7:26 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed higher on Wednesday on light technical buying as a blizzard bore down on portions of the Plains and Midwest, threatening to delay plantings, analysts said. Wheat futures fell, recording a fifth straight lower close, as traders focused on plentiful world […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed after hitting three-month high

Mar. 13, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the front-month contract easing on profit-taking after rallying to a three-month high while deferred contracts rose on expectations of tight supplies, traders said. Live cattle contracts were firm following two straight days of declines with concerns about […]

By Mark Weinraub

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