Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Oct. 26, 2016 at 4:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, with soybeans leading to the upside on the back of solid export demand and a rally in world vegetable oil markets. The front-month contract moved well above the psychological $10 […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 26, 2016 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency executed search warrants in parts of southeastern Missouri earlier this month to look for signs of improper use of the herbicide dicamba, the agency said on Tuesday. The searches stemmed from complaints that dicamba, which has only been approved for application […]

By Reuters

Oct. 19, 2016 at 4:56 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have moved up over the week ended Wednesday, but remain stuck in sideways trading ranges overall as large crops find themselves countered by equally large demand. “It’s a tug-of-war between the biggest supply ever, versus some of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Oct. 12, 2016 at 5:36 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybeans and corn at the Chicago Board of Trade are likely to be rangebound following a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday. USDA on Wednesday released its monthly world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE), to which traders were looking for direction. “Soybeans, […]

By Jade Markus

Oct. 10, 2016 at 5:40 pm CDT

Reuters — Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, took a five per cent stake in plant-based protein maker Beyond Meat amid growing pressure on food companies to reduce environmental and health risks by changing the way they source protein. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based […]

By Reuters