Insights and Stories of Julie Ingwersen

Nov. 1, 2012 at 2:34 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures rose for a third straight day on Thursday, led by strength in Chinese soy markets tied to encouraging economic data that country, the world’s biggest soy importer. Wheat firmed for a second day on worries about global crop weather, but corn turned lower on chart-based selling and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Oct. 31, 2012 at 5:30 pm CDT

 Corn prices rose to a one-week high on Wednesday on a mix of technical buying and prospects for improved U.S. export demand as old-crop supplies from South America dwindle, analysts said. Wheat advanced, halting a four-day sell-off, and soybeans rose for a second day, joining a broad rally in commodities […]

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

Oct. 29, 2012 at 3:18 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures fell two per cent on Monday and appear headed for their biggest daily slide in almost a month due to long liquidation prompted by crop-friendly weather forecasts for top producer Brazil and by concerns of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the U.S. financial sector. The sell-off in soybeans […]

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

Oct. 19, 2012 at 6:37 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures fell 0.7 per cent on Friday, halting a three-day rally, while wheat and corn pared early gains as fears about the health of the global economy prompted investors to exit riskier assets. General Electric and McDonald’s earnings disappointed and a perceived lack of progress on a Spanish […]

By Julie Ingwersen, Sam Nelson

Aug. 18, 2012 at 2:37 pm CDT

U.S. wheat rose for the third straight session on Friday on fears of tightening global supplies and expectations of a curb on exports from the Black Sea region. Soybeans advanced on strong cash markets and talk of continued export demand. Corn was nearly unchanged, underpinned by tight supplies following this […]

By Julie Ingwersen