Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Pulse weekly outlook: Bids underpin Manitoba edible bean area

Mar. 10, 2020 at 7:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Solid prices should keep Manitoba farmers growing edible beans in 2020, although soybean area will likely drop, according to a provincial specialist. Disappointing harvest weather in 2019 hurt yields and cut into harvested area for edible beans in both Manitoba and across the border in the United States. […]

Argentine farmers strike to protest export tax hike

Mar. 9, 2020 at 3:34 pm CDT

By Maximilian Heath

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn recover

Mar. 4, 2020 at 2:45 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Argentina to raise soy export taxes to 33 per cent from 30

Mar. 3, 2020 at 8:16 pm CST

By Reuters

Cargill to enter faux-meat market

Feb. 24, 2020 at 2:49 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

CBOT weekly outlook: Commodities hold up while waiting on China

Feb. 19, 2020 at 7:27 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There’s no doubt commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade have struggled since the coronavirus outbreak in China, but the situation could be worse, a trader said. “I personally think the markets… are holding up pretty well with all of the negative news,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn wait for next big thing

Feb. 12, 2020 at 6:53 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have recovered off of nearby lows, but remain rangebound overall waiting for fresh news to push values one way or the other. The U.S. Department of Agriculture holds its Agriculture Outlook Forum on Feb. 20-21. USDA’s first acreage […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

GFO quits Grain Growers of Canada

Feb. 7, 2020 at 1:32 pm CST

Grain Farmers of Ontario has dropped out of Grain Growers of Canada. The Ontario organization, which represents about 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers in the province, cited a lack of representation in the national policy group. GFO publicly announced its withdrawal in a news release on Thursday, […]

By D.C. Fraser

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans under pressure

Feb. 5, 2020 at 3:03 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Market participants on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) are waiting to see how China’s novel coronavirus outbreak will impact commodity demand and the global economy. As of Wednesday, confirmed cases neared 25,000 and the death toll was close to 500. In the midst of dealing with the […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Corteva to accelerate Enlist E3 soybean rollout

Jan. 30, 2020 at 5:19 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. seed and crop chemical maker Corteva said Thursday it will accelerate production of its next-generation biotech soybean seeds and complementary herbicides in Canada and the U.S. over the next five years. The move heightens the competition for sales to farmers with rivals Bayer and BASF. […]