Insights and Stories of Julie Ingwersen

U.S. spring wheat yield projections highest ever

Jul. 31, 2015 at 8:52 am CDT

Fargo, N.D. (Reuters) — Yield potential for spring wheat grown in the northern U.S. Plains was projected as the highest on record, with the crop benefiting from timely planting and cool weather, according to results from an annual crop tour. Scouts on the Wheat Quality Council’s three-day tour of North […]

Good wheat prospects in central N.Dakota

Jul. 29, 2015 at 3:11 pm CDT

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Above-average wheat yields in southern North Dakota

Jul. 28, 2015 at 2:57 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Corn posts biggest weekly loss in a year; soy, wheat also sag

Jul. 24, 2015 at 9:00 am CDT

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U.S. grains: Wheat ends week up 15 per cent on U.S., global weather woes

Jun. 26, 2015 at 4:07 pm CDT

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy prices soar as storms drench U.S. Midwest

Jun. 25, 2015 at 4:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures hit their highest level in two months and soybeans topped US$10 a bushel on Thursday on concerns about excessive rains in the U.S. Midwest curbing yield prospects, traders said. Wheat set a two-week high as the wet weather slowed the U.S. soft red […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking after two-week high

Jun. 24, 2015 at 3:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday after a seesaw session, pulled down by profit-taking from a two-week peak and as the hard red winter wheat harvest expanded in the U.S. southern Plains, traders said. Corn and soybeans also declined, reversing midsession gains as […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat soars as rains threaten Midwest’s harvest

Jun. 23, 2015 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped about four per cent on Tuesday on technical buying coupled with concerns about rains delaying the Midwest harvest, traders said. Corn set a five-week high on declining U.S. crop conditions while nearby soybeans fell on softening cash values and stepped-up farmer selling. […]

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U.S. grains: Soybeans hit six-week high on weather jitters

Jun. 22, 2015 at 5:32 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to a six-week high on Monday on concerns about tightening old-crop supplies and excessive rains trimming new-crop yield prospects, traders said. Wheat and corn also rose. At the Chicago Board of Trade, the July soybean contract settled up 18 cents at $9.89-1/2 […]

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U.S. grains: Wheat adds two per cent gain to weather-related rally

Jun. 8, 2015 at 5:07 pm CDT

Reuters — Chicago wheat futures climbed two per cent on Monday, extending last week’s rally on worries over potentially lower crop yields in the U.S. Plains. Wheat’s gains helped pull corn and soybeans close to the multi-week highs they touched on Friday. Weather concerns encouraged investors to cover short positions, […]

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