Soybeans extend climb to two-month highs on Brazil concern
Morning market review: Corn narrowly mixed ahead of weekly export sales. At a Glance Corn futures are 1 cent lower to 0.25 cent higherSoybeans are 3 to 8.25 cents higher; soymeal is 10 cents to $1.30 higher; soyoil is 17 to 62 points higher. Chicago SRW wheat is up 1.5 to 4 cents; HRW wheat […]
Small Seed Size Could Be the Unexpected Late-Season Robber of Soybean Yields This Year
Missy Bauer of B&M Crop Consulting says small seed size can have a major impact on soybean yield, causing yields to swing 15 to 20 bu. per acre. Dry and hot weather is taking a toll on U.S. corn and soybean crops to finish the growing season. While the stretch of unusually warm and dry […]
Chicago corn dips, soybeans steady on big expected yields
Chicago corn futures ticked down and soybean futures hovered near unchanged on Friday with seasonal harvest pressure on the rise. Meanwhile, wheat futures notched up on dryness in some wheat-producing regions of the world, said analysts. The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was down 3-1/4 cents at $4.02-1/2 a bushel […]
Brazil wildfires damage sugarcane crops
Burning fields have sparked concerns over the global sugar supply, a shortage that would have far-reaching repercussions. Brazil, the world’s leading sugar exporter, is facing an unprecedented outbreak of fires in its sugarcane fields. And as a result, consumers are facing a not-so-sweet price hike. The ingredient’s prices have surged by 4.2% and the fires have disrupted […]
U.S. Soybean Ending Stocks Are Forecast Marginally Lower
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) Crop Production report this month indicated the 2024/25 soybean production at the record level of 4.6 billion bushels, marginally lower than last month’s forecast. The lower production forecast for Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky is partially offset by higher production for Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. The U.S. […]
Reflect and readjust soybean protocols for 2025
Bean leaf beetles or aphids, harvest is the right time to reasses… As the yield monitor adds up and the grain price ticker counts down, combine-bound farmers have little to do but keep the machine rolling and contemplate the highs and lows of the past season. While the year might feel finished, harvest can be […]