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Michael Hirtzer reports on commodity markets for Reuters from Chicago.


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Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy tumbles on acreage outlook

By Michael Hirtzer March 14, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures tumbled on Wednesday, pressured by technical selling and outlooks for record-large U.S. plantings this year, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more

(Thinkstock photo)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn hits seven-month high on exports

By Michael Hirtzer March 13, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures climbed to a seven-month high on Tuesday, buoyed by robust export demand amid drought conditions in No. 3 global shipper Argentina, traders said. […] Read more


(Allan Dawson file photo)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy turn higher on technical buying

By Michael Hirtzer March 12, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures notched modest gains on Monday, with prices turning higher on technical buying after earlier lows, traders said. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy drop in technical sell-off

By Michael Hirtzer March 9, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and soybean futures fell sharply on Friday in a technical sell-off following U.S. government data on Thursday that raised the outlook for end-of-season stockpiles […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn at seven-month high on smaller stockpiles

By Michael Hirtzer March 8, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped 1.6 per cent to a seven-month high on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed smaller-than-expected stockpiles in the wake of […] Read more


(Lisa Guenther photo)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy tick lower ahead of USDA report

By Michael Hirtzer March 7, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures were lower on Wednesday as investors squared up their positions ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture report due […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on stable crop conditions after price surge
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on stable crop conditions after price surge

By Michael Hirtzer March 6, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. winter wheat futures fell on Tuesday as crop conditions stabilized in the dry Plains growing region and buying interest waned following a surge that brought […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soybeans firm

By Michael Hirtzer March 5, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soy futures edged higher on Monday, with some wheat contracts rising more than one per cent as weather forecasts showed little rain relief […] Read more


U.S. grains: Wheat hits seven-month high on crop ratings
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U.S. grains: Wheat hits seven-month high on crop ratings

By Michael Hirtzer February 27, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat prices rose to roughly seven-month highs on Tuesday as low crop ratings and limited chances of rain in drought-hit parts of the Plains growing […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle drop on technical selling

By Michael Hirtzer February 23, 2018
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures declined for the fourth straight session on Friday, easing on technical selling and bets that cattle prices have likely reached […] Read more

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