The agreement allows duty-free access to US soybeans and soybean meal. Tariffs on soybean oil would be phased out within ten years. Remember - our on-air polls are scientific. It's simply an easy way to speak your mind. The South Dakota Soybean Association is applauding a new trade pact with South Korea. Relaxed rules would allow soybeans for human consumption in the Korean market outside the import monopoly of the Korean State Trading Enterprise. American Soybean Association Chairman Bob...

Wednesday April 4, 2007 Experts are now saying that soy-based formulas should be the last choice when it comes to feeding your baby. Soy is also a Phytoestrogen, a plant based estrogen, and it's difficult to ascertain what effects it could have. Breast milk is best, and cow's milk comes closest to mimicking the nutrient dense drink.

However, after recent setbacks, some traders see the market as overdue for a bounce, particularly with prices trading near the bottom of a one-month trading range. Although soybean meal exports have been strong through the first half of the marketing year, sharply higher South American supplies are expected to reduce the competitiveness of U. soybean ending stocks at a record 615 million bushels, up 20 million from the March estimate of 595 million and above the average analyst estimate of...

The acreage reports are based on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March from a sample of more than 86,000 farm operators across the United States. Acreage of crop expected to increase due to high prices, demand. Local officials attribute the increase to the high corn prices, partly driven by a growing ethanol demand and strong export sales. Others are hoping it will also be a good year for the crops. With the drought-like conditions farmers experienced last year, the weather...

Traders say that the consensus is that additional soybean acres will be given up to grow corn. With traders focused on the end of the month planting intentions number traders will keep an eye on the corn soybean relationship. In no event should the content of this website be construed as an express of an implied promise, guarantee or implication by of from the Linn Group, inc. that you will profit or that losses can or will be limited in any manner whatsoever. Opinions expressed on this...

Medical doctors and scientists contacted by the Soyfoods Association of North America (SANA) agree that for individuals who do not require cholesterol-lowering drugs, soy foods are among the smartest choices of foods that lower LDL cholesterol without any adverse effects. Soy protein was shown to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol in the blood from 3-14 percent, depending on the starting point for blood cholesterol and the current diet and drug routine of individuals. Medical doctors and...

Carlstrom Drive in Fremont, has sold corn and soybean seed for about 1 1/2 years. Tech Partners 11,000-square-foot warehouse contains thousands of bags of corn and soybean seed, herbicide and more. Area farmers have a new option when it comes to purchasing fertilizer for their crops. He said Tech Partners sells about 12,000 bags of corn a year and about double that amount in soybeans. Midwest has a great line of corn and soybean hybrids, Fujan said. In the last two weeks, we ve probably...

But we have noticed some recent price trends that have piqued our curiosity and led us to wonder what will happen to soybean and wheat acreage in the coming years. Usually we are content to leave crop price comparisons to extension economists and the marketing services because they are on top of the technical issues on a day-to-day basis. Based on the historic multiples, we would not be surprised to see even more corn acres and fewer soybean and wheat acres than currently expected. At the...

At the close of the side by side trade session on Thursday, floor trade estimates suggest non commercials bought 3,000 contracts of wheat, 6,000 contracts of corn, even on the day for soybeans and soybean meal and sold 1,000 contracts of soybean oil. China Dalian Exchange soybean oil, corn, soybean meal, non GMO soybeans, and soybeans close higher on cold weather damage in the USA. This morning's Weather Watch page provides details of just how widespread of an area of crop damage occurred...