Production
Economist Provides Insight on U.S. Soybean Planting Report
The Prospective Plantings report provides the first official, survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers' 2018 planting…
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…
Infrastructure
Secondary Rail Markets Increasing
Farmers in the Upper Plain states are dependent on rail service for soybean export shipments, as rail is the most efficient transportation mode in rural…
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…
Transportation
Brazil’s Minimum Freight Rates are Being Negotiated
Approximately 60% of corn and soybeans in Brazil is transported by truck from origin to destination. As a result, truck freight rates play a major…
Infrastructure
Soybean Barge Rates at Three- and Five-Year Averages
Barge freight rates continue to remain near historic lows. [A detailed explanation of barge freight rate calculations is provided at the end of this article.]…
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…
Demand
African Swine Fever’s Long-Term Impact
Doane Advisory Services’ recently updated International Report, which includes ten-year forecasts for soybeans, coarse grains, corn, wheat, cotton, and rice for 17 countries or major…
Demand
Funds Adding to Net-Long Position in Soybean Oil Market
According to the latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Disaggregated Commitments of Traders report, the managed money group has been building on their sizeable net-long…
Infrastructure
Canadian National Railway on Strike
Canada relies on its two main railways to move products from the Prairies to British Columbia. The Canadian National Railway (CN) Western Canadian Grain Report…
Demand
Long-Term World Soybean Outlook
Doane’s economists recently updated the International Agriculture Outlook report, which includes ten-year forecasts of harvested area, yield, production, utilization, per capita consumption and net trade…
Transportation
IMO 2020 Regulation Could Increase Diesel Cost
For agriculture, fuel cost is extremely important because it factors into the farming operation’s profit as a direct cost, derived cost, and transportation cost. The…
Market Access
U.S. Soy Works with Global Partners to Access Innovations and Markets
U.S. Soybean Farmers Address Common Challenges by Joining Global Oilseed Producers Farmers face pressures to reduce input costs, fight herbicide and fungicide resistance, and continuously…
Demand
FAS Post Sees Steady Soybean Imports Despite Rising Chinese Hog Margins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Post in Beijing issued its latest Oilseeds and Products Update in late October. In the…
Infrastructure
Brazil Southern Ports Improving to Meet Northern Arc Challenge
The northern arc of ports is allowing Brazil to increase its grain export capacity without the traditional long delays in getting the grain to the…