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Oilseed Highlights

An Argentine government proposal would require farmers to pay royalties on patented biotech seed for three years after the initial purchase, but the seed companies claim that is not sufficient time for them to recoup their costs. It now appears, though, that an agreement may be reached. Push to Increase European Soybean Production A major topic of discussion at the 4th Congress of the Danube Soya Association, recently held in Budapest, Hungary, was the desire to increase soybean production in Europe. The group has 240 members from across the Continent and is striving to expand the production of non-GM soybeans that are source-identified. Its goal is to supply half of European soybean demand with local production by 2025. Europe currently...

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Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.2375/bushel, down $0.01 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.1025/bushel, down $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.53/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $291.6/short ton, up $1.6...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Greenland Tweets Sink Macroeconomic Markets, CBOT and Ags Follow

The CBOT started off in risk-off mode Tuesday as rising U.S./EU tensions and odd dynamics in global macroeconomic markets (the rally in Japanese bond yields, in particular) unnerved investors.  The biggest driver of the risk-off trade was President Trump’s continued – and appar...

Greenland: More Tariffs on 1 February

Greenland is heating up in the latest news, and not due to global warming, but rather rising security concerns. President Trump said of Greenland, the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been telling Denmark for 20 years that “you h...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.2375/bushel, down $0.01 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.1025/bushel, down $0.0775 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.53/bushel, down $0.0475 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $291.6/short ton, up $1.6...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Greenland Tweets Sink Macroeconomic Markets, CBOT and Ags Follow

The CBOT started off in risk-off mode Tuesday as rising U.S./EU tensions and odd dynamics in global macroeconomic markets (the rally in Japanese bond yields, in particular) unnerved investors.  The biggest driver of the risk-off trade was President Trump’s continued – and appar...

Greenland: More Tariffs on 1 February

Greenland is heating up in the latest news, and not due to global warming, but rather rising security concerns. President Trump said of Greenland, the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been telling Denmark for 20 years that “you h...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

European Market Analysis

Regional News In the first two weeks of 2026, 10 countries in the EU reported a combined total of 42 outbreaks of the H5N1 bird flu virus in commercial poultry farms. The virus was detected on 17 farms in Poland, five each in Germany, France, and Hungary, and four in Belgium. Bulgaria, Denmark,...

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