Articles tagged under: Soybeans

U.S. Grain Stocks Decline in Quarterly Report

Published March 31, 2020

According to the USDA, U.S. corn stocks are at 7.95 billion bushels, eight percent less than last year. Of the total, 4.5 billion are stored on-farm. This number is down 13 percent from one year ago. Soybeans stocks are at…

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U.S. Corn Plantings Forecast at Highest Acreage Since ’12

Published March 31, 2020

U.S. farmers intend to plant 97 million acres of corn in 2020, according to the USDA Prospective Plantings report released this morning. That is an increase of eight percent from last year. If realized, this would be the highest planted…

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A New Herbicide for Soybean Growers

Published March 31, 2020

BASF’s Alite 27 herbicide has received registration approval by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is the first and only group 27 herbicide available for use on LibertyLink GT27 soybeans. Alite 27 can be applied in select counties in seven states,…

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A Lot of Change From Fall to Spring for Britton, SD Farmer

Published March 30, 2020

Five months ago, the Britton, South Dakota area was receiving it’s first major snow storm. That was on top of an extremely wet growing season. C Bar J Ranch owner Ryan Hastings says, surprisingly, most of the corn acres got…

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USDA Planting Intentions and Quarterly Stocks Reports Out Tuesday

Published March 30, 2020

The USDA Quarterly Stocks and Planting Intentions reports will be released at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Grain traders are expecting more acres than last year. "Estimates for U.S. corn acres are around 94 million and soybean acres around 84 million…

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Watch for Sudden Death Syndrome

Published March 25, 2020

Sudden Death Syndrome is a concern going into the 2020 cropping season. According to Syngenta soybean seed care product manager Paul Oklesh, cool wet soils are favorable for the disease. "This really thrives in a cold, wet environment. I encourage…

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China Purchases Supporting the Grain Markets

Published March 20, 2020

China made a few purchases of U.S. agricultural commodities on Friday. According to the USDA, China bought 756,000 metric tons of corn for delivery during the 2019/2020 marketing year, 340,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat for delivery during…

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Trade with China Highlighted at Transportation Conference

Published March 12, 2020

One of the key markets for crops grown in the Northern Plains was China. In 2018, the trade war disrupted the local supply chain to the Pacific Northwest. NDSU Extension crops economist Frayne Olson says that supply chain may look…

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Markets Find Support from Soybean Sales

Published March 11, 2020

A few different soybean sales to unknown destinations were noted this last week. The markets found support from the third day in a row of soybean sales to unknown. Cornbelt Marketing analyst Larry Clay says soybean meal is the driver.…

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No Major Changes Made in March WASDE Report

Published March 10, 2020

As expected, the USDA didn’t make major changes in the March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate report. U.S. wheat, corn and soybean production and ending stocks were all unchanged from the February report. USDA did raise global oil seed…

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