Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Way up north, there’s an unusual sight — soybeans

Jul. 27, 2018 at 3:19 pm CDT

La Crete is nearly 3,000 kilometres north of the continent’s soybean heartland, but that hasn’t stopped some farmers in the area from giving the crop a whirl. “Our most farthest north-grown soybeans… looking great in La Crete,” Canterra Seeds rep Jesse Meyer tweeted earlier this month when posting a picture […]

Organic price quotes: Late July

Jul. 27, 2018 at 12:09 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

U.S. grains: Soy, corn futures close firm

Jul. 26, 2018 at 3:45 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

CBOT weekly outlook: Corn, soybeans look to wheat for support

Jul. 25, 2018 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Wheat near limit-up on yield concerns

Jul. 25, 2018 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Trump says agreed with EU to work to lower trade barriers

Jul. 25, 2018 at 4:14 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States and the European Union were kicking off talks aimed at lowering trade barriers as officials looked to head off a brewing trade war. “This was a very big day for free and fair trade, a very […]

By Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy jumps as U.S. readies aid for farmers

Jul. 24, 2018 at 5:07 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed to two-week highs on Tuesday as the Trump administration said it would provide up to US$12 billion in aid to shield U.S. farmers from economic pain stemming from trade disputes. The program will include direct payments for farmers, and those who grow […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats after nearing six-week peak

Jul. 23, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures pulled back on Monday after approaching a six-week high on concerns about dry weather eating into harvests in some of the world’s main exporting countries. Corn futures advanced for the sixth consecutive session to reach their highest prices in three weeks, while soybeans […]

By Tom Polansek

Six tips for a smooth soybean harvest

Jul. 23, 2018 at 3:13 pm CDT

By Julienne Isaacs

‘Hi, I’m a soybean’: China deploys cartoon legume to reach U.S. farmers

Jul. 22, 2018 at 1:44 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters –– In the tense trade war with the United States, China’s government has turned to an unlikely weapon: a cartoon bean. “Hi, everybody. I am a soybean. I may not look like much, but I’m very important,” says the animated character in a video posted on Friday […]