Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Jul. 15, 2020 at 5:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade fell off nearby highs over the past week, with shifting weather forecasts directing the flow of money in the markets. “Ninety per cent of our price influence in a supply-side driven market during the growing season will be […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jul. 15, 2020 at 3:42 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Edible bean crops in Manitoba remain in generally good shape in mid-July, with early indications pointing to solid production on the year. “Overall, they look pretty good,” said Dennis Lange, provincial pulse specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, on the state of dry edible bean crops. The crops had struggled […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jul. 8, 2020 at 6:05 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Commodities on the Chicago Board of Trade have been supported by dry growing conditions in key regions of the United States, but remain largely rangebound. “It’s been hot and dry, but it’s tough to pin your hopes on a bull market because sooner or later it will rain,” […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Jun. 8, 2020 at 9:00 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that farmers can use existing supplies of a herbicide linked to crop damage, after a federal court blocked sales and use of the product last week. The EPA said farmers have until July 31 to use supplies of […]

By Tom Polansek

Jun. 4, 2020 at 1:51 pm CDT

Updated — Reuters — A U.S. appeals court has blocked Bayer from selling an agricultural weed killer in the United States, the latest setback for a business already fighting an expensive legal battle over another product. A three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the U.S. […]

By Ludwig Burger, Tom Polansek