Articles tagged under: Soybeans

Strong Soybean Cash Prices Remain

Published October 16, 2020

It’s not common to have markets rally and the basis narrow at the same time, offering farmers a decent cash price. Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn says a strong cash price in soybeans continues this week.…

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Dry Weather in South America Sparks Buying Interest

Published October 7, 2020

Dry weather in South America seems to be sparking buying interest in the slow pace soybean planting. Advance Trading Commodity Research Analyst Brian Basting says Brazil’s farmers are waiting for rain. "Producers are reluctant to plant when they may not…

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2019 Farm Program Payment Rates Finalized

Published October 5, 2020

MinnStar Bank Senior Vice-President and farm management analyst Kent Thiesse says the farmers who enrolled corn or wheat in the 2019 Price Loss Coverage Program will be getting a payment. "The final price came in at $3.56 and the reference…

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Corn and Soybean Yields in Northeastern North Dakota Meeting Expectations

Published October 4, 2020

Corn is coming off in northeastern North Dakota. Harvest conditions are like “night and day” compared to last year. Brevant retail product agronomist Morgan Hanson says the early maturing corn are performing well. "The 73-day is running average, 120-to-140 bushels…

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A Respectable Corn Crop in the Works

Published October 3, 2020

Soybean harvest is about 40 percent complete in the Frederick, South Dakota area. Frederick Seed owner Rich Achen says yields are variable, depending on planting conditions. "Some yield are average, while others are maybe more above average. Anything that was…

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Corn Drying Down Nicely in the Northern Plains

Published October 2, 2020

Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Derek Pruitt says the corn is drying down nicely in the Northern Plains. The agronomist reminds farmers to be aware of standability with reports of some of the early varieties already under 20 percent moisture. "Generally…

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Now is the Time to Lock In Profits

Published October 2, 2020

As prices go higher for corn and soybeans, Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting President Mike Zuzolo advises farmers to lock in profits if you have them. "The profit per acre mindset has to be really at the top of your…

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Fall Harvest Complete for Rolla, ND Farmer

Published October 1, 2020

Rolla, North Dakota farmer Doyle Lentz is completely done with fall harvest. The final soybean fields were harvested on Wednesday. "The soybeans did pretty well this year. We were surprised, because we had less than eight inches of rain during…

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Local Agronomist Looks at XtendFlex Trait Performance

Published October 1, 2020

At the end of September, the European Commission approved Bayer’s XtendFlex soybean trait, the final approval needed for a full launch of the product. Channel Technical Agronomist Derek Crompton has more on the new trait. "The Xtend soybeans already out…

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USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks Well Below Trade Expectations

Published September 30, 2020

Old crop corn carryout was at two billion bushels in Wednesday’s Quarterly Stocks Report. This is a 10 percent decline from one year ago. USDA raised demand by 2.67 million bushels and lowered harvested acres to 81.3 million. Old crop…

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