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Soybean exports face stiff U.S. competition

CNS Canada — Although the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S. has been a good opportunity for Canada to increase its soybean exports to China, industry experts say there have been tradeoffs elsewhere. That trade war between the world’s two largest economies is expected to continue, or perhaps flare up, as the G-20 […] Read more



CBOT December 2018 corn (in black) and January 2019 soybeans (in green). (Barchart)

CBOT weekly outlook: Rangebound soy, corn look for fresh news

CNS Canada — With Midwestern harvest operations nearing completion for the year, rangebound U.S. grain and oilseed markets are looking for fresh news to provide direction. Soybean, corn and wheat futures all remain stuck in relatively sideways trading patterns and “the only thing that will change that is an adverse situation in South American weather, […] Read more



CBOT January 2019 soybeans, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Soybeans higher on slow harvest pace

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose on Wednesday on a slower-than-expected harvest pace and news of fresh export sales, although plentiful global supplies kept a lid on the market, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on sluggish export demand while corn futures ended narrowly mixed. Chicago Board of Trade January soybean futures settled up […] Read more



Employees load soybeans onto the China-bound cargo ship Kypros Land at Tiplam terminal in Santos, Brazil in March 2017.  Photo: Reuters/File/Paulo Whitaker

Brazil in talks to boost soymeal exports to China

Sao Paulo | Reuters – Brazil’s soy processing executives are in talks with Chinese government officials over ways to increase soymeal exports to the Asian nation, industry group Abiove said on Monday. China already buys around 80 percent of Brazilian soybean exports. According to official data, Brazil exported 55 million tonnes of soybeans to China […] Read more