Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Jan. 4, 2018 at 11:12 am CST

Read more: Canada’s organic sector books better-than-expected year  (See our year-end organic summary price chart of our top five commodities in 2017 below)

By OrganicBiz

Jan. 2, 2018 at 4:43 pm CST

Buenos Aires | Reuters – Argentina has cut its soybean export tax to 29.5 percent from a previous 30 percent, the first step in a plan to gradually reduce the levy to 18 percent over two years, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The plan will see […]

By Hugh Bronstein, Maximilian Heath

Dec. 21, 2017 at 5:21 pm CST

USDA – Compared with two weeks ago, feed grade corn demand good, trading 21 cents lower. Forward contracting active. Feed grade soybean demand and activity very light trading 13 cents lower FOB. Light forward contract activity. Soybean meal and oil demand and trade activity too limited to trend, but steady […]

By OrganicBiz

Dec. 8, 2017 at 2:00 pm CST

[UPDATED Dec. 11,2017]* Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you […]

By Leeann Minogue

Dec. 6, 2017 at 3:49 pm CST

USDA – Compared with two weeks ago, feed grade corn demand good, trading three cents higher. Forward contracting moderate. Farmers with high moisture corn and the inability to dry down to acceptable levels are selling on the spot market, rather than storing on farm. Increased price levels on imported corn […]

By OrganicBiz