Insights and Stories of Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn falls as rally triggers farmer selling

Mar. 5, 2014 at 4:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures closed lower on Wednesday after a choppy session as the market’s rally to the highest levels in nearly six months triggered profit-taking and farmer selling, traders said. Wheat slipped from a near three-month high, but worries about political turmoil in Ukraine, a major […]

U.S. soy planting below expectations; total crop acres slip

Feb. 20, 2014 at 2:34 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen Ros Krasny

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking; corn, soy firm

Feb. 7, 2014 at 3:58 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Oats hit record high, soy climbs on exports, corn flat

Feb. 6, 2014 at 4:01 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Wheat surges as crop ratings sag

Feb. 4, 2014 at 4:33 pm CST

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U.S. grains: Soy up on tight supply; weather slows grain movement

Feb. 3, 2014 at 3:28 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures hit a two-week high on Monday, rising on worries about tightening U.S. supplies amid strong demand for soymeal, coupled with expanding dryness in Brazil. Front-month corn futures set a three-month high as export demand and chart-based strength triggered a round […]

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U.S. grains: Soy sinks to six-week low on S. America outlook

Jan. 2, 2014 at 4:16 pm CST

U.S. soybeans fell to a six-week low on Thursday on technical selling, prospects for large South American crops and weakness in soymeal values, traders said. Corn and wheat also fell at the Chicago Board of Trade, with wheat setting life-of-contract lows. At the CBOT, the most-active March soybean contract settled […]

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U.S. grains sag in 2013; soy drops to one-month low

Dec. 31, 2013 at 5:05 pm CST

U.S. soybean futures fell to the lowest level in a month on Tuesday on end-year liquidation and improving prospects for a bumper South American crop, traders said, and ended the year down more than seven per cent. Corn slipped to a two-week low and tumbled nearly 40 per cent for […]

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U.S. grains: Corn dips again as China rejects U.S. cargoes

Dec. 13, 2013 at 6:02 pm CST

U.S. corn futures fell two per cent on Friday, their biggest single-day drop in nearly a month, on concerns about U.S. sales to China, a proposal to eliminate the U.S. ethanol mandate and the big global stockpile of the feed grain. Wheat fell to its lowest in 1-1/2 years on […]

By Julie Ingwersen Sam Nelson

U.S. grains: Corn ends firm on strong ethanol production, technicals

Dec. 11, 2013 at 5:38 pm CST

U.S. corn futures firmed on Wednesday in subdued trade, supported by fund short-covering and strong domestic ethanol production, traders said. Wheat rebounded after the front contract fell to a near four-month low on continuous price charts, and soybeans clung to narrow gains. At the Chicago Board of Trade, most-active March […]

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