Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Jan. 24, 2024 at 4:34 pm CST

As farmers in the United States get ready to plant their crops in 2024, there has been speculation of how much corn and soybeans they will plant.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 22, 2024 at 10:57 am CST

The record large net short position in ICE Futures canola continued to rise in mid-January, as fund traders put on more bearish bets and liquidated long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 18, 2024 at 10:43 am CST

China on Thursday approved additional varieties of genetically modified soybeans and corn for import and production while expanding their planting areas nationwide, as part of a drive to improve food security and reduce imports.

By Mei Mei Chu, Reuters

Jan. 17, 2024 at 3:32 pm CST

With 2024 well underway, canola has very little reason to get excited, according to analyst Wayne Palmer of Exceed Grain in Winnipeg. 

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 17, 2024 at 3:22 pm CST

Corn and soybean contracts hit new lows, while wheat saw its weakest prices in nearly two months on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) during the week ended Jan. 17. 

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm