Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Jan. 1, 2023 at 2:59 pm CST

By OrganicBiz

Jan. 1, 2023 at 2:59 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff All was relatively calm in the organic sector heading into the New Year, as the holiday season sees both buyers and sellers move to the sidelines. Prices for what was still moving were holding steady, although shadows remain on the horizon dimming the potential […]

By OrganicBiz

Dec. 29, 2022 at 6:00 pm CST

Reuters — China’s state-owned grains trader COFCO said on Thursday a new joint venture it has set up with state stockpiler Sinograin to manage the country’s huge grain reserves will officially begin operations next month. The China Enterprise United Grain Reserve Co. Ltd. was established in September, according to the […]

By Reuters

Dec. 21, 2022 at 7:11 pm CST

MarketsFarm — After a losing string of four straight sessions, the ICE Futures March canola contract regained some strength on Wednesday. Limited and choppy trading in nearby soybean contracts had pulled down canola for most of the week, according to Winnipeg-based independent trader Jerry Klassen. “When the March got up […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Dec. 14, 2022 at 7:55 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts held relatively rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, looking for some direction to push values one way or the other. “We’re just watching South American weather now,” said Jaimie Wilton, commodities futures specialist with RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg, pointing to the drought in Argentina […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin