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Market Commentary
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.
Market Info
News
Pioneer Hi-Bred will sell soybeans by seed count
05/16/2012 4:00:00 PM
Pioneer Hi-Bred will sell its soybean products by seed count per unit, rather than by weight, beginning in the fall of 2012 for varieties sold throughout North America for the 2013 planting season. ...
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Finding earlier maturing soybean varieties
05/16/2012 7:00:00 AM
One Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert is trying to help develop a soybean production system that will help combat the drought and includes varieties that mature earlier.
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Crystal ball gazing: Soybeans
05/14/2012 12:15:00 PM
Did you increase your bean acres after the March 30 USDA planting intentions report? A significant swing in market prices has benefitted soybean production. ...
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Markets plead for soybeans; farmers have time to respond
05/14/2012 7:15:00 AM
Much has happened since early March that could sway farmers to take advantage of an increasing market for soybeans and plant more of the crop - a change that could help to improve projections of decades-low supplies, a Purdue University Extension agricultural economist says.
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Soybean seedling diseases: What to watch in 2012
05/14/2012 7:00:00 AM
Conditions for disease in soybeans have been variable in Ohio this year as weather has been dry and cool in some areas and warm and wet in others, making soybean seed vulnerable to different pathogens. ...
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Soybean crop increases, but supply to dip to historic low
05/11/2012 12:15:00 PM
There are going to be more soybeans grown across the United States this year, but that increase will be dwarfed by the amount of soybeans that will be used and exported. ...
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Grant will help scientists uncover hidden soybean genes
05/10/2012 12:45:00 PM
Using a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, University of Georgia researcher Wayne Parrott hopes to uncover more uses for the popular legume.
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Soybean planting dates: Is earlier a good idea?
05/09/2012 9:58:05 AM
In recent years, there has been renewed interest in early soybean planting dates. Much of that interest is based on relatively recent work done in Nebraska, Iowa and Indiana. ...
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Pay close attention to soybean planting depth
05/10/2012 7:00:00 AM
Soybean seed is more sensitive to seeding depth than corn seed. Therefore, achieving the proper soybean planting depth is essential to maintaining high yield potential. ...
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Is there any value to starter fertilizer on soybeans?
05/09/2012 9:29:36 AM
Since soybeans can remove significant amounts of crop nutrients, soybeans can respond to starter fertilizer applications on low-testing soils, particularly phosphorus. ...
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Priaxor, Merivon fungicides receive registration
05/07/2012 12:15:00 PM
BASF announced the full U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration of Priaxor fungicide and Merivon fungicide.
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19 species of Pythium in damped-off soybeans
05/07/2012 7:00:00 AM
During the 2011 growing season, Extension soybean pathologists from the north central states conducted a seedling disease survey to identify oomycete pathogens that cause damping-off in soybean. ...
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