Soybean News
The latest soybean commodity market news and insights for soybean producers and agribusiness.
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The global soybean crop keeps shrinking, led by a massive decrease in South America.
Yield losses of 5 percent are par for the course in second-year soybeans. Pest problems can boost those losses to 50 percent or more.
The new agreement means farmers will have “more choices and additional tools” for integrated weed management. In the process, Bayer remains committed to marketing its current crop systems and developing new technologies.
Combined corn and soybean area is forecast at 180 million acres, below the historical high of 180.6 million planted in 2021.
Soybean exports in 2022 are likely to hit 2.15 billion bushels. USDA says the increase of 100 million is in part due to the current drought in South America.
Many products are hard or nearly impossible to get. If you have any glyphosate, consider how you can get the biggest bang for your buck. It may not be with a burndown treatment.
Pests like SDS and Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) infect soybeans early in the season. And, these silent killers can devastate soybean yields.
A systems approach to weed control can help you prevent weeds and pocket more dollars this season.
Wiesemeyer says “you don’t spend some $300 million on these [soybean crushing] plants without a solid foundation of a market in the future.”
Jim Bowen carries a scar from a cottonmouth bite, but when he crossed paths with two leviathan-size timber rattlers, the prospect was almost more than he could handle.