Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Argentine grain truckers strike, threatening exports amid harvest

Apr. 11, 2022 at 8:16 pm CDT

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Truckers in Argentina began an open-ended strike on Monday to demand higher rates for transporting grain and livestock, an action that could hit grain exports during a key part of the harvest. Argentina, the world’s leading exporter of soy derivatives and second-largest corn exporter, recently […]

Organic price quotes: Late March

Apr. 1, 2022 at 10:12 am CDT

By OrganicBiz

Soybeans to gain, corn to lose U.S. acres, USDA report predicts

Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:36 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba growers hope timely rains follow snows

Mar. 8, 2022 at 6:12 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Organic price quotes: Late February

Mar. 1, 2022 at 5:31 pm CST

By OrganicBiz

With fertilizer costs high and seed scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy

Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:38 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — North Dakota farmer Jennifer Meyer typically devotes at least 20 per cent of her 2,500-acre farm to corn, which provides a convenient feed for the cattle she raises with her husband. But this year she is looking to find another crop for those 500 acres near […]

By Julie Ingwersen Mark Weinraub

Saskatchewan forage rainfall insurance to adjust for hot spells

Feb. 22, 2022 at 8:16 pm CST

Saskatchewan forage and corn growers whose crops are insured against below-normal rainfall can expect a beneficial bump starting this year if those crops get cooked in high heat. The Saskatchewan and federal governments on Tuesday announced details for their 2022 crop insurance program — under which average coverage is expected […]

By Dave Bedard

World soybean output, stocks estimates chopped

Feb. 17, 2022 at 6:53 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Downward revisions to soybean numbers stand out the most in February’s grain market report from the International Grains Council (IGC). Otherwise, the monthly estimates have minor alterations. The IGC cut its forecast on 2021-22 global soybean production by four per cent from its January report, bringing its projection […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE weekly outlook: Rangebound canola market consolidating

Feb. 16, 2022 at 7:59 pm CST

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday before uncovering some support, as the commodity remained stuck in a range after trending higher for most of the past year. “Canola is caught in a rangebound, consolidation phase,” said MarketsFarm Pro analyst Mike Jubinville. The relative […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ICE weekly outlook: No independent strength left in canola

Feb. 9, 2022 at 5:22 pm CST

MarketsFarm — At a little more than halfway through the 2021-22 marketing year for canola, a trader asserted the Canadian oilseed now lacks the ability to move independently. Rather, it will follow the ups and downs in oil and meal markets. “[Canola] did its thing months ago,” trader Ken Ball […]