Articles tagged under: soybean

U.S. Soybean Shipments to China Down 97 Percent

Published October 25, 2018

According to a report put together by the American Farm Bureau Federation, U.S. soybean exports to China are down dramatically. For the first seven weeks of the new marketing year, the U.S. shipped 7.4 million bushels of soybeans to China.…

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Take Special Care to Manage Soybean Storage

Published October 15, 2018

Storing soybeans in the grain bin takes more management than corn, especially if the moisture content is higher. As farmers move through winter, NDSU Extension agricultural engineer Ken Hellevang reminds them to monitor the condition of stored soybeans. “I use…

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A Different Marketing Year Ahead for Soybeans

Published October 4, 2018

Marketing a crop like soybeans will be different for farmers this year. Northland Community and Technical College Farm Business Management Instructor Betsy Jensen says one of the things that makes this year so unusual is the carrying charge, the premium…

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Regional Basis Levels Widen

Published October 2, 2018

While the national average corn basis remained unchanged at 44 cents under the December Futures contract, regional basis widened at a few locations to as much as 75 to 90 cents under the December contract. Corn basis at six local…

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A Billion Dollar Bean Buy

Published September 28, 2018

A Taiwanese trade delegation made a stop in the Twin Cities Thursday and signed a letter of intent to purchase more than a billion dollars of soybeans from farmers in Minnesota and Iowa. The group pledged to purchase between 3.2…

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Soybean Harvest Progressing Near Arthur, ND

Published September 24, 2018

Arthur, North Dakota farmer Greg Gebeke is making good soybean harvest progress. "We’re ahead of schedule for our area. We had trouble with some of our crop drying up early. It's premature because of dry weather. We've got about 2,400…

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Private Analytical Firm Calls for a Shift in ’19 Acreage

Published September 19, 2018

Informa Economics is forecasting 2019 corn acreage of 93 million acres. That would be an increase of more than four million acres from this year. Using a yield of 178 bushels per acre, Informa estimates 2019 corn production at 15.2…

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Soybean Harvest Progresses Near Peever, SD

Published September 17, 2018

Peever, South Dakota farmer Bob Metz says soybean harvest is about one-third complete. "We're very happy with yields. We were a bit worried. We really didn't get any rain in August. Generally, it takes rain to make a good soybean yield,…

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Manage the Harvest

Published September 16, 2018

It is early, but corn and soybeans have been harvested already. "It is coming fast and the thing to keep in mind is we have to manage harvest this year. There will be big variations within fields. I'm scared that…

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Crop Tour Focus Going Into This Week

Published August 16, 2018

Early Thursday, news the U.S. and China will meet caused an uptick in the grain complex. The buying continued throughout the day session. "The next few days are going to be critical for this market. The soybean market had a little…

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