Soybean

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast covered planting progress, markets and trade developments in a new episode released this week. Hosts C.J. Miller, Greg Allen and Andy Eubank led the discussion and recapped field conditions and market moves from the Corn Belt on May 14, 2026 . The epis...

New USDA crop progress numbers show U.S. farmers moving quickly through the 2026 spring planting season, with plantings for major row crops running ahead of recent averages. 57% corn planted nationally, the agency reports, compared with a five-year average of 52 percent. Soybean ...

A new Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) analysis finds allowing year-round E15 sales would modestly boost ethanol demand and corn prices, but proposed changes to Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) in the House bill could cut into overall farm income. FAPRI Director Seth Meyer ...

Soybean futures jumped to two-year highs after the USDA's first look at the 2026-27 U.S. supply and demand balance showed tighter-than-expected soybean stocks and stronger demand. The agency projected U.S. soybean ending stocks for 2026-27 at 310 million bushels , 30 million bushe...

ADM announced a partnership with Hill's Pet Nutrition to accelerate adoption of regenerative agriculture across corn and soybean acres in Illinois and Minnesota and to extend practices into Europe. The collaboration targets a wide swath of row-crop acres tied to the pet food ingredient supply cha...

The USDA’s most recent weekly crop progress report shows planting and early emergence moving ahead of normal in many areas. 57% corn planted nationwide, above the five-year average of 52%, and 23% of the corn crop has emerged, up from 13% the prior week. The report covers plantin...

President Donald Trump is preparing for a summit in Beijing that U.S. farm groups and lawmakers expect will put agriculture at the center of talks. Delegations already in China have been pressing for concrete purchase commitments on U.S. commodities as negotiators discuss a possible extension of ...

Grain prices recovered late in the week as technical buying and short-covering pushed a broad set of contracts higher heading into the weekend. Corn gained roughly 0.75% and soybeans about 1.5% while winter wheat posted mixed, mostly modest gains as traders rotated back into long positions. Energ...

Grains closed mostly higher while cattle and hog futures eased after strong recent gains. The USDA-reported average steer price hit a record, with the national average at $255.02 steer , and traders reacted to profit-taking and technical selling in the live and feeder cattle pits....

Soybean markets this year have been driven more by oil than beans, with soy oil futures leading U.S. agricultural commodities as traders chase energy and biofuel demand. 54% soy oil rally through April pushed soy oil to the top of ag performance, while soybean futures lagged at r...

Cover crops nearly fell off Laurie and Jim Isley’s checklist a few years back when added costs pushed their budget to the limit on their Michigan farm. Cost-share help from the Farmers for Soil Health initiative has changed that calculation, offering technical assistance and up to $35 per...

Move over corn and cotton — soybean oil has been the standout U.S. ag commodity so far this year, rallying sharply and sending new momentum through the soybean complex. Futures for soy oil rose roughly 54% through April, while soybeans gained far less, and average daily soy oil trading jumped nea...