Insights and Stories on Soybeans

Monsanto profit falls, less sharply than Street expected

Jan. 7, 2015 at 3:25 pm CST

Reuters — Monsanto on Wednesday reported a 34 per cent drop in quarterly profit, in part because of lower planted corn acreage in South America and a shift in timing of some sales, but the decline was less steep than analysts expected. Shares of the world’s largest seed company, which […]

China approves Viptera corn, two types of soybeans

Dec. 17, 2014 at 5:54 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Argentine state bank to cut off farmers who hoard soy

Dec. 13, 2014 at 1:55 pm CST

By Hugh Bronstein

Dry spell to create ideal conditions for Argentine grains

Dec. 1, 2014 at 5:40 pm CST

By Reuters

Ontario’s curbs on neonics may protect bees but diminish crops

Nov. 26, 2014 at 5:31 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

Grain ‘trade’ at risk of low-balling U.S. soybean yields: Maguire

Nov. 6, 2014 at 3:57 pm CST

Chicago / Reuters – At 47.1 bushels an acre, last month’s soybean yield estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture was a new all-time high. And the average trader estimate for the USDA’s November projection is higher still, at 47.608 bushels. Even so, the long-term relationship between corn and soybeans suggests […]

By gavin-maguire

Market analyst warns soybeans could hit $7.00

Oct. 31, 2014 at 10:22 am CDT

Commodity News Service Canada – A surge in soybean values at a time when supplies are at a record level shouldn’t be mistaken for a breakdown in fundamental factors affecting supply and demand, according to the chief economist for AgResource. “The soybean market has gone up 12 to 13 per […]

By Dave Sims

Man. soybeans likely to sit in storage until new year

Oct. 23, 2014 at 6:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The bulk of Manitoba’s soybean crop may be off the field but isn’t likely headed to market anytime soon, according to an analyst. Local elevators are filling up “incredibly fast” with crops such as wheat and oats, “so soybeans may or may not have bin space at […]