…to impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of U.S. goods, including soybeans, corn, beef, and other agricultural products. National Farmers Union (NFU), a family farmer-led organization who…
First CRISPR Developed Foods to Hit Shelves Within 10 Years
…first companies to offer produce that has been developed using CRISPR technology. The company also recently attracted the attention of Monsanto for the development of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and…
Agri View: Spotted Lanternfly- A New Insect to Fear
…Department of Agriculture Right now the public is being alerted to be aware of the Spotted Lantern Fly. It not only is a threat to corn and soybeans. It is…
China: U.S. Has “Severely Damaged” the Multilateral Trade System
…The comment came late last week as China announced a list of 128 products to target in retaliatory measures, including U.S. soybeans and pork. China made a World Trade Organization…
Trade Tiff with China Serves as Negotiating Primer
…ease trade tensions. Hurt points to the proposed tariffs on U.S. soybeans in response to the U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel as a signal of negotiation. He says that…
John Deere Concerned About Trade Retaliation
…American agricultural products. CEO Sam Allen says, “If China no longer buys U.S. soybeans or Mexico no longer purchases U.S. corn, that would be really bad for our customers and…
Business, Farm, Union Groups React to Trump’s Tariffs
…action from the White House. We’ve already heard from China that U.S. soybeans are among the prime targets for retaliation.” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka argues that there is no danger…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…$.16 less per bushel for soybeans. The analysis utilized WAEES’s partial equilibrium model, which can be broken down into crops, livestock and biofuels components encompassing feed grains, food grains, cotton,…
USDA Report Indicates Increased Corn Demand
…based on increased production and exports by Brazil. The price range for soybeans was increased, but the average expected price remains at $9.30 a bushel for the 2017-18 crop year….
More Definitive Food Profiles
…vegetable juices and the seed oil in soybeans. Standard methods for determining a nutrient profile usually involve exposing food samples to ultraviolet light to read their chemical signatures. Ultraviolet light…
Trump Considering Trade Protection Measures Against China
…the stage for further trade protections by President Trump. The move comes as Chinese officials have been studying curbs on U.S. products such as soybeans, according to Bloomberg. Officials from…
USDA Releases 2018 Planting Estimates
…with 90 million acres going to corn and another 90 million to soybeans. The agency says wheat acres should rise to about 46.5 million. Cotton is also expected to jump…
Mexico Buying More Brazilian Corn as NAFTA Negotiations Continue
…negotiations suddenly fall apart. They’re trying to protect over $19 billion in sales to Mexican buyers of corn, soybeans, poultry, and dairy. Despite that, Mexican corn imports from Brazil are…
Agri View: Soybeans, Our Number One Crop
…used in vegetarian cooking Soybean Field Rows in sunset Soybean oil in a bottle with green pods and leaves. Neat rows of lush green soybeans throughout the fields. soybeans plant…