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Closing Comment 05/16
Soybean futures closed mixed on Wednesday. Spillover support from rising soybean meal futures helped to encourage soybean prices. U.S. export sales are expected to be down adding additional pressure to prices. Overall long term supply and demand fundamentals will support prices. The July contract is up 9 cents at $14.22, and the November contract is down 2 3/4 cents at $13.02 1/4.
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Scout early emerging soybeans for bean leaf beetles
Because they move to soybean fields so soon after seedling emergence, early-planted fields will usually have more beetles and suffer the most injury, particularly if they are the only beans up and available for the beetles to move into.
Mild winter: Pests, diseases likely on the rise
Mild temperatures have kick-started an early planting season this year, as well as the potential for increased pests and disease pressures for growers.
Soybean aphid prediction for Ohio
Ohio State University researchers anticipate a "low aphid" year in the state after finding a lack of eggs at most buckthorn sites last fall.
New soybean insecticide registered (04/17/12)
More black cutworm or soybean aphids this spring? (04/09/12)
Mild winter for bean leaf beetle (03/28/12)
How will insects respond to this strange weather? (03/23/12)
Options for soybean aphid host plant resistance (03/19/12)
Biological control of WBC promising (03/12/12)
There’s still time to check fields for SCN (02/29/12)
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