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The USDA attaché estimated harvested area in 2026-27 is to increase to 17.1 million hectares from 15.9 million, as more marginal land will be seeded with soybeans. Photo: Greg Berg

Argentina soybean production to be firm in 2026-27

Increased carryover for soybeans, but lower for soymeal, soyoil

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 13 hours ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Soybean production in Argentina is expected to nudge up to 49 million tonnes in 2026-27, the United States Department of Agriculture attaché in Buenos Aires forecasted. However, soybean ending stocks are projected to jump by three million tonnes.

The USDA released its latest supply and demand estimates in April 9, 2026, with very few changes from its March report. Photo: Getty Images Plus

Crops, Markets

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm 4 days ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes There was very little change in the April supply and demand estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture on April 9, with the report essentially being a carbon copy of the March estimates.

FILE PHOTO: Farm manager Gao Qinshan feeds pigs in a pig pen at a farm in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China January 15, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy

By daphne Zhang, Lewis Jackson, Reuters April 7, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutes Chinese hog farmers are turning to fermented feeds and other avenues to save money and move away from U.S. soybeans.

On April 1, profit-taking took May canola down C$13.30/tonne to close at C$718.50. However, it has still remained between C$710 to C$740 since March 24.
Photo: Getty Images Plus

Markets

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

By Adam Peleshaty April 1, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Phil Speiss of RBC Dominion Securities in Winnipeg believes canola could enter a bearish downturn, but the war in Iran and volatile oil prices are complicating matters.

The USDA predicted corn planting intentions at 95.34 million acres, which is down from 98.79 million acres U.S. farmers seeded last year. Photo: Fotokostic/Getty Images Plus

Crops, Markets

CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 31, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Declines in projected planting intentions for 2026/27 were not as big as the market expected, after the United States Department of Agriculture released its estimates on March 31. The USDA also issued its quarterly grain stocks report with stocks for soybeans bigger than anticipated, while those for corn were smaller and wheat virtually matched the average trade guess.

Canada’s canola crush increased in 2026 compared to February 2025, but StatCan continued to not provide any new data on the soybean crush. Photo: File

Canola, Crops, Markets, News, Soybeans

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm March 31, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute More canola was crushed in February than a year ago, Statistics Canada reported on March 31. StatCan pegged last month’s domestic crush at 951,353 tonnes, up about 7.8 per cent from February 2025.

News

New U.S. biofuel rules please canola industry

By Sean Pratt March 30, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. EPA has greatly increased the blending mandate for biodiesel and renewable diesel for 2026 and 2027.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set total 2026 biofuel obligations at 26.81 billion RINs and the 2027 obligation at 27.02 billion RINs. Photo: Getty Images Plus.

Markets, News, Reuters

U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks

By Reuters March 27, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Trump administration on Friday finalized new biofuel blending volumes mandates for the U.S. oil refiners, requiring more of the fuels made from corn and other agricultural products than initially proposed,in an apparent win for U.S. farmers.

“Given that nitrogen fertilizers are not used intensively on soybeans, higher nitrogen prices could also lead to a shift towards more soybean acres and fewer corn acres,” said economists from the University of Illinois. Photo: Greg Berg

Markets, Reuters

U.S. corn planting seen down, soy acres up as Iran war inflates costs, analysts say

By Karl Plume, Reuters March 27, 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Iran war has upended the planting intentions of U.S. farmers, resulting in fewer acres of corn and the lowest quantity of spring wheat planted since 1970 as rising fertilizer and fuel costs and low grain prices dim the outlook for profits.

Crops, Markets

Pulse Weekly: War, weather affecting Manitoba pulse prospects

By Adam Peleshaty March 26, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Manitoba pulses could be affected by the ongoing war in Iran as well as spring weather, said the former executive director of Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers.

Daily Network News

JBS reaches deal with U.S. meatpacking workers who went on strike

Public consultation open on national beef code of practice

Pulse weekly: Indian forecasters predict below-normal monsoon

Soybeans

Argentina soybean production to be firm in 2026-27

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

CBOT Weekly: USDA predicts declines in planting intentions

February canola crush up from 2025, StatCan reports

New U.S. biofuel rules please canola industry

U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks

U.S. corn planting seen down, soy acres up as Iran war inflates costs, analysts say

Pulse Weekly: War, weather affecting Manitoba pulse prospects

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