Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Jul. 4, 2022 at 5:09 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Glacier FarmMedia staff Ample rains across most of the Canadian Prairies this spring bode well for the organic crops in the ground after last year’s drought. Markets are holding relatively steady for both the old and new crop, with little pricing underway as both buyers and sellers […]

By OrganicBiz

Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Farmers in the United States seeded fewer soybean acres than original intentions and slightly more corn, according to updated acreage estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, released June 30. Total soybean area in the country for the 2022 growing season was pegged at 88.30 million acres by […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 22, 2022 at 3:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Soyoil prices at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have been tumbling of late largely due to the markets no longer being afraid of already tight global supplies becoming scarcer, according to Sean Lusk of Walsh Commercial Hedging Services in Chicago, Ill. Lush explained that the South American […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

May. 19, 2022 at 7:55 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — In its May supply and demand report, the International Grain Council (IGC) has forecast lower global production of wheat and corn in 2022-23, while soybeans are expected to rise. The IGC, in its latest report Thursday, lowered its call on total world grain production to 2.251 billion tonnes. […]

By MarketsFarm

May. 3, 2022 at 2:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Another blast of heavy precipitation across southern Manitoba, the third in as many weeks, has already delayed seeding for pulses, according to a production specialist. Laura Schmidt, a production specialist for Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, said the 40 to 50 millimetres of rain across the region on […]

By Adam Peleshaty