Articles by Rob
Buyers
Funds Hold Neutral Position in Soybean Market to Begin 2020
According to the latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commitments of Traders (COT) disaggregated report, commodity funds were shown to have held a mostly neutral…
Exports
USDA Final Soybean Report Disappoints Market Bulls
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its annual U.S. Crop Production 2019 Summary report on Friday, January 10 in addition to its monthly World…
Marketplace
In-Depth Look at South American Soybean Prospects
As the calendar turns to 2020, so too has the market’s supply focus swung from the recent U.S. harvest towards the prospects for the upcoming…
Crushers
U.S. Soybean Crushings Slip in November
The National Oilseed Processor Association (NOPA) issued November soybean crush and stocks data on Monday, December 16. According to the data, NOPA member soybean processing…
Animal Feed
Chinese Officials Signal Rebound from African Swine Fever
The African swine fever (ASF) epidemic that has decimated Chinese pig populations by an estimated 40 to 60 percent appears to show some signs of…
Harvest
Recapping the 2019 U.S. Soybean Crop Results
Plantings and Crop Ratings The 2019 U.S. soybean crop has been one that many growers likely won’t soon forget. According to the U.S. Department of…