Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Feb. 3, 2025 at 3:38 pm CST

Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures jumped on Monday, rallying from early declines, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs threatened on Mexican goods would be paused for a month.

By Renee Hickman, Reuters

Jan. 29, 2025 at 11:10 am CST

Data released by Statistics Canada on Jan. 29 showed the December crush of canola and soybeans came in higher than a year ago.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 22, 2025 at 3:49 pm CST

The path canola is to take as January turns to February has been marked by “extreme uncertainties,” explained broker Ken Ball of Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 20, 2025 at 3:30 pm CST

Canadian farmers will plant more wheat and coarse grains in 2025 at the expense of oilseeds, according to the first supply/demand projections for the 2025/26 marketing year from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released Jan. 20.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 17, 2025 at 2:56 pm CST

The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm