North America
Market Intelligence Monthly: June 2021
With the 2021 soybean crop in the ground and the peak U.S. export window in the rearview mirror, weather markets and associated volatility start to…
Reliable U.S. Soy: Production Transparency Strengthens Texas Exporter Relationships
What’s happening in the field? As an independent grain-handling and exporting business in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, my family’s business, Garcia Grain…
Ground Work 2021: Sustainable Practices Making a Difference in Michigan Fields
We are enjoying a break from work now that the crops are planted and we’ve done what we can to provide an environment for them…
Register Today and Up Your Game by Putting U.S. Soy to Work for You
It’s always been a competitive market, but today in a volatile environment when margins are razor thin, it’s more important than ever to look at…
Will Food Transparency Change the Conversation About Soy?
Can rising food transparency enable increased demand and consumption of sustainable U.S. soy? USSEC CEO Jim Sutter recently addressed that issue in the Soy Suite…
Ground Work 2021: Controlling Weeds in Illinois
After rain delays through much of May, I finished planting soybeans on June 5. I am still amazed at how quickly we can get caught…
Ground Work 2021: Crops Progressing in Alabama
We finished planting our full-season crops by the end of May. Then we started harvesting winter wheat on June 1. However, after cutting just one semi-load, rain and wet…
Ground Work 2021: New York State Crops Emerging Well
Despite our late start to planting, we were able to get all our soybeans planted by June 4, a week after we finished planting corn.…
Ground Work 2021: Cool, Wet Kentucky Weather Slows Progress
The rains that started coming in late April have continued. Heavy rains, along with ongoing cool temperatures, has made this spring challenging. We finished planting…