A soybean crop at Headingley, Man. on Sept. 2, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

USDA Brazil attaché cuts soybean projections for 2023/24

Several firms have dropped Brazil soybean projections on seeding delays, weather

Reading Time: 2 minutes With Brazil having faced opposing weather extremes, there’s little surprise the United States Department of Agriculture attaché cut their soybean production estimate for 2023/24. The Brasilia desk reduced its call from a record 162 million tonnes to 158.5 million in its latest report.



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Net fund short position edges down in canola

CBOT fund traders were liquidating some large net long positions in soybeans

Reading Time: < 1 minute Fund traders were buying back some of their large net short position for the fourth week in a row in late-November, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).