Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Sep. 7, 2017 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto Co. pushed Arkansas authorities on Thursday to reject a proposed April 15 cutoff date next year for sprayings of the agricultural herbicide dicamba, which has been linked to crop damage across the U.S. farm belt. The company further said that Arkansas’ plant board should allow […]

By Tom Polansek

Sep. 6, 2017 at 4:01 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Corn and soybean markets appear to be holding firm above major support levels as harvest approaches for much of the U.S. Futures have actually risen in recent days as large funds cover shorts ahead of next week’s supply and demand report, due out Tuesday next week from […]

By Dave Sims

Sep. 5, 2017 at 6:14 pm CDT

Frost damage to soybeans depends on the stage of the soybeans and how cold it gets and for how long, according to a pulse crops extension specialist. Frost is possible Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning in parts of Manitoba. Soybean growth stage is determined by examining the pods, Terry Buss […]

By Allan Dawson

Sep. 1, 2017 at 7:51 pm CDT

Damaged patches of soybeans around Manitoba this year could be due to a combination of stresses, says Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Holly Derksen. “It’s a tricky year for diagnosing these problems,” Derksen said Wednesday during the Crop Talk Westman webinar. “When multiple stressors are present often the soybean plants may […]

By Allan Dawson

Aug. 31, 2017 at 4:43 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Traders in corn and soybean futures might well have been hoping for a repeat of history at the start of Thursday’s trading session. On Aug. 31 last year, corn prices scraped bottom and then rallied, moving from harvest lows. If they were hoping, they got it. A […]

By Terry Fries