Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Jan. 14, 2015 at 8:17 pm CST

CNS Canada — The Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures market has dropped sharply during the week ended Wednesday, and is poised to fall even further. “For March soybeans, I think it could potentially trade back to the US$9.45-$9.50 per bushel area,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago […]

By Terryn Shiells

Jan. 13, 2015 at 4:51 pm CST

Brasilia | Reuters –– An important road for soy and corn shipments linking to ports in northern Brazil will not be paved until 2016, the country’s transport minister said on Tuesday. President Dilma Rousseff said last year that the highway, known as BR-163, would be ready by mid-2015 as the […]

By Reuters

Jan. 9, 2015 at 4:55 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentine growers hoarding soybeans to protect themselves from inflation are hurting both state and farm income in the world’s No. 3 exporter of the oilseed, a top government official said Thursday. The South American country pioneered the use of plastic horizontal silos to stockpile grains. […]

By Hugh Bronstein

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:54 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– A top Chinese government official said the country has approved imports of genetically modified Agrisure Viptera corn and two varieties of biotech soybeans after years of review, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday. Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang said imports of Viptera corn, known as MIR […]

By Tom Polansek

Dec. 13, 2014 at 1:55 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s main state bank will deny credit to farmers who are holding onto soybeans as a hedge against inflation, a top official said on Friday, as the government cracks down on crop hoarding as part of a campaign to build up its dollar reserves. The […]

By Hugh Bronstein