China, Trump and Soybean
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DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing says the soybean market is still trying to price in the possibility of China buying another 300 million bu. of soybeans this marketing year.
Soybean prices are surging due to potential Chinese purchases. Read more on the news from Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Tyler Donaldson of the Red River Farm Network on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Like August in the Northern Hemisphere, February is a key month for South America's soybean crop and the soybean market in general.
A letter sent by former leaders of trade associations for soybeans, corn, barley and wheat to Congress warned against “widespread collapse of American agriculture.”
U.S. soybean oil futures climbed more than 2% on Tuesday after President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced a trade deal with India, in a sign of optimism that a truce could open the way for billions of dollars of American products to hit the world’s most populous nation.
USSEC CEO Jim Sutter joins HPJ Talk to discuss 2026 soybean export opportunities, market diversification beyond China, demand for meal, and how sustainability, quality, and logistics support U.S. soy globally.
U.S. soybean farmers headed into harvest season facing a problem possibly more daunting than a drought or a tornado. China, the top global buyer of soybeans, has moved away from American beans in the heart of the selling season. During the trade war this ...
U.S. soybean export sales landed on the low-end of analyst forecasts, with China the leading buyer for the week.
As U.S. grain and bean markets move deeper into the 2026 weather cycle, winter is no longer just a dormant season but an early signal of supply risk. As the 2026 soybean season looks less and less distant,
Despite all the noise around trade tensions, soybean prices have held up well this year. In fact, CBOT soybean has outperformed both CBOT corn and wheat through 2025. The global soybean market is set to see stocks end the 2025/26 season marginally lower on ...
With last year’s export volatility for soybeans still affecting prices, market development was a hot topic at this year’s Illinois Soybean Association Soybean Summit in Champaign Jan.