Seth Naeve says the argument for earlier planting dates is in how they can help soybean crops get a jump on germination and plant establishment when fields warm up enough for that to happen.
Soybeans
Manage Prairie soy fields to get benefits of early planting
An early start to their growing season could spell more bushels of beans at harvest
CBOT Weekly: Easter rains could spring delays on planting progress
Trump a wildcard
With the United States weather forecast calling for rain on April 18 and 21, planting progress could come to a quick stop, said broker Scott Capinegro of AgMarket.net in Chicago.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on weaker dollar; tariff threats priced in
Chicago soybean futures gained strength on Wednesday from a weaker dollar and a report that China would be open to trade negotiations with the U.S., though big supplies from South America and nearly nonexistent Chinese demand for U.S. beans continued to loom over the market, analysts said.
U.S. grains: Soybeans slip from highs on weak export demand, trade tensions
Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting a seven-week high, under pressure from weak demand from top buyer China amid an escalating trade war and Brazil's bumper soybean harvest.
U.S. grains: US wheat futures sag on rain forecast; corn down, soy ends mixed
U.S. wheat futures fell on Monday, pressured by forecasts for improving weather in dry areas of the Plains production belt and spillover weakness as European wheat futures hit one-year lows, brokers said.
APK-Inform issues Ukraine forecast for 2025/26
Cold snap halts spring seeding
As spring planting continues in Ukraine, its agriculture ministry and consultancy APK-Inform issued their respective crop forecasts. The reports were issued just as Ukraine was still in a bitter cold snap that brought snow to most parts of the country.
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on sliding dollar
Chicago wheat futures rallied Friday as the dollar weakened against other major currencies, while corn firmed on U.S. Department of Agriculture data and soybeans climbed, unruffled by the latest hike in China's retaliatory tariffs against U.S. goods.
Trade instability likely to tighten 2025 crop profit margins says FCC
Farmers in both west and east unlikely to deviate much on seeded acres of canola, wheat, soy and corn despite volatility
Tight margins could get tighter amid trade instability as farmers prepare to seed this year’s crop, say Farm Credit Canada economists.
Uruguay’s soybean contributions rank 11th in the world
Most often when one thinks of South American soybeans, Brazil and Argentina spring to mind. After all, they are the number one and three soybean producers in the world. But Uruguay is among three other somewhat significant soybean growers on the continent.
Saskatchewan growers balk at soybeans
The province’s soy acres are still down significantly from their heyday of seven years ago
It’s been a rough stretch of years for soybeans in Saskatchewan. Planted acres dropped from 850,000 in 2017 to about 68,000 in 2023 and 2024.
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