Researchers at Purdue spent years working with NASA engineers to figure out how to grow crops on Mars and beyond. Now the data is yielding surprising results.

Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the soybean market reacted negatively as it was pinning its hopes on a trade deal that included purchases at the end of October when the two leaders met at the APEC summit.

Basis levels improved this week, with some analysts saying it could have been from China buying, even if the government shutdown means no daily export sales data can offer proof. But one analyst says there is a bullish case for corn, especially considering global stocks of corn relative to use, are the tightest since the 2012 drought.

With China currently not buying U.S. soybeans, trade missions have taken on a whole new level of importance.

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The biological company expands its R&D headquarters and has a lineup of products launches ready for the field, pending regulatory approval.