Insights and Stories of Julie Ingwersen

Nov. 19, 2024 at 4:54 pm CST

U.S. wheat futures rose for a third-straight session on Tuesday, posting a one-week high on fears of escalating war in the Black Sea breadbasket region amid rising tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine, analysts said.

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

Nov. 12, 2024 at 11:32 am CST

The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers' plans to expand production after the nation's herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said.

By Heather Schlitz, Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

Oct. 21, 2024 at 10:29 am CDT

U.S. farmers are harvesting two of the largest corn and soybean crops in history at the fastest pace in years, straining their physical capabilities and their grain storage capacity. The massive influx of crops is testing growers who are already grappling with grain prices near four-year lows, stiff competition for global export sales and farm incomes that are down 23 per cent from a record high just two years ago.

By Heather Schlitz, Julie Ingwersen, Reuters

Sep. 27, 2024 at 7:12 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures closed mostly lower on Friday, pressured by government data showing the U.S. hog herd expended two per cent during the last quarter as well as worries about a potential strike at U.S. ports next week, analysts said. Some 45,000 union […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Sep. 27, 2024 at 2:38 pm CDT

U.S. soybean futures hit their highest in two months on Friday as soymeal futures surged by five per cent on worries about damage to crops and infrastructure in the Gulf Coast region following the landfall of Hurricane Helene as well as short-covering ahead of key crop reports due Monday.

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters