Articles tagged under: Soybeans
Planting Patience Can Go a Long Way
Published May 11, 2020
Right now, a little planting patience can go a long way. "Farmers are probably better off putting in corn and soybeans when the ground conditions are right," said Evan Twedt, technical agronomist, DEKALB Asgrow. "We tell people the earlier planting…May USDA Report Released Tomorrow
Published May 11, 2020
On Tuesday, the USDA will release the May Supply and Demand report. This is the first month the agency forecasts in the new crop marketing year. The USDA will also update old crop demand numbers. NDSU Extension Crops Economist and…Cool Temps in the Forecast Concern Market Analysts
Published May 5, 2020
Progress or lack of crop progress is in the back of trader’s minds. Freezing temperatures for a large portion of the northern Midwest are in the forecast. Cornbelt Marketing market analyst Larry Clay is not expecting a lot of impact…Drier Conditions Help Southern MN Farmers with Soybean Planting
Published May 5, 2020
Farmers in southern Minnesota made quite a bit planting progress during the final week of April. "I think many areas growing corn are done with planting and they've moved immediately to soybeans," says Dave Nicolai, crops educator, University of Minnesota…MN Farmers Make More Planting Progress
Published May 4, 2020
Farmers in portions of east central Minnesota have started planting. "Conditions were good early. There's a lot of potato and corn planting that started about two and a half weeks ago," said Jason Snell, agronomic service representative, Syngenta. "The last…Farmers Still Making Seed Decisions as Planting Begins
Published May 4, 2020
North Dakota farmers are still making seed decisions and planting intentions. "There are some farmers backing off on corn and at the same time, there's some good corn acres going in. There's also some soybean orders coming in," said Adam…Grain Traders Focus on Planting Progress
Published May 1, 2020
As May begins, planting progress becomes the focus for grain traders. Most traders are looking for Monday’s corn planting progress to be close to half done. "There's definitely some traders looking for the western Corn Belt to pull the eastern…China Could Be Looking for More U.S. Soybeans
Published April 30, 2020
Rumors of China seeking soybeans had the soybean market moving higher on Thursday. Russell Consulting Group market analyst Kent Beadle says its good to see the buying interest. "Last week, China bought about 600,000 tons. It's sounding like the Brazilians…Getting a Good Start for Soybean Planting
Published April 29, 2020
Golden Harvest Soybean Product Manager Stephanie Porter reminds farmers to make sure conditions are right before putting soybean seed in the ground. "Make sure the soil isn't too wet. We're going to have a long enough planting window to wait…