Sustainability

Soybean Futures Firm on U.S. Planting Concerns

Rob Hatchett|Jun 21, 2019

Extended forecasts for additional moisture across much of the eastern portion of major U.S. soybean areas have stoked buying interest in the Chicago futures market…

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U.S. Soybeans: Late Planting versus Prevented Planting

Alan Barrett|Jun 14, 2019

Will the U.S. farmer have time to switch corn acres to soybean acres? While the soybean planting season is off to an extremely slow, Doane…

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Optimism for U.S. Soybean Plantings Despite Slow Start

Rob Hatchett|Jun 5, 2019

The press has focused on the slow pace of the 2019 U.S. corn planting season. While the same thing can be said for soybeans, there…

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U.S. Farmers Report First Progress in Seeding 2019 U.S. Soybean Crop

Rob Hatchett|Apr 28, 2019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued the update for the seeding of the 2019 campaign. As of April 21,…

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USDA Projects Lower U.S. Soybean Plantings in 2019

Rob Hatchett|Apr 7, 2019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its key annual Prospective Plantings report on Friday, March 29. In the report, U.S. farmers were expected to plant…

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Market Poised for Smaller Drop in 2019 U.S. Soybean Plantings

Rob Hatchett|Jan 7, 2019

U.S. farmers were expected to greatly reduce their plantings of soybeans next spring after planting the second-largest soybean area in 2018. Record yields and sluggish…