U.S. soybean futures were mixed at Friday’s close at the end of a see-saw week during which Chinese purchases of U.S. supplies pushed prices to a 17-month high before doubts about whether China would sustain such buying punctured the rally.
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U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand
USDA predicts more wheat in Australia, smaller crops elsewhere
Australia will grow more wheat in 2025/26 than earlier expectations, but production will likely be down on the year in Turkey and Kazakhstan, according to several attaché reports released by the United States Department of Agriculture on Nov. 20, as it continues to catch up following the federal government shutdown.
CBOT weekly: Soybeans watching export news
Soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade climbed to their highest levels in a year-and-a-half on Nov. 18, as optimism over increasing sales to China provided support. However, more business will be needed to sustain the upward move, with traders uncertain whether the stated targets will be reached.
Feed Grain Weekly: Demand grows at feedlots, overseas
Demand for Western Canadian feed grains at home and overseas are pushing prices upward.
U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China
The United States sold at least 332,000 tonnes of soybeans to China during the government shutdown, with more business to “unknown destinations” also likely headed to the country, according to a cache of daily sales data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Nov. 14.
U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA
Soybean and corn yields in the United States were revised downward from earlier estimates in updated supply/demand tables from the United States Department of Agriculture released Nov. 14.
CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report
Regardless of the United States government shutdown ending soon or not, the Department of Agriculture is set to issue its supply and demand report on Nov. 14. The USDA cancelled its October edition of World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates due to the shutdown and pushed back their November report a few days.
U.S. grains: soybeans firm ahead of USDA data
Chicago soybeans ticked up slightly on Wednesday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the release of official U.S. data on global supply and demand on Friday, the first update in weeks, but prices were capped by a lack of large Chinese purchases.
Drones jumpstart cover crop planting
The first of a three-year project has found more biomass from earlier drone broadcasting of seed
Drones are a tool that can help farmers with cover crop planting in still-growing corn and soybeans.
CBOT Weekly: Analysts examine new trade deal, upcoming WASDE report
A new potential U.S.-China trade deal and the surprise release of the WASDE report attracted the trade’s attention during the week ended Nov. 5, 2025.
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