Soybean prices on Wednesday jumped to their highest prices of the year after President Donald Trump expressed optimism on the prospects of a deal with China to purchase more U.S. soybeans. Whether ...

In efforts to better understand how soybean plants capture and use light, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated how leaf size and shape affect light distribution ...

Soybeans posted losses of 5 to 6 cents in the front months on Monday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 5 1/2 cents lower at $9.92 1/4. Soymeal futures were down $2.00 to $5.60, with ...

China accounted for less than 20% of all U.S. exports of soybeans through October of 2025, the latest U.S. Census Bureau data available. For 14 of the last 17 years for the same 10-month time period, ...

Soybean oil futures soared as much as 3.8%, boosted by expectations the Trump administration will deliver long-awaited US biofuel-blending quotas by March. The Environmental Protection Agency last ...

When U.S. farmers depend heavily on a single foreign buyer, U.S. trade policy stops being sovereign—and starts being hostage. No country has exploited that vulnerability more than China, and no crop ...

Soybeans showed a glimmer of hope for farmers in 2025, but 2026 is not looking so rosy. U.S. soybean farmers, already squeezed by thin margins and high costs, are now facing another year of stiff ...

A combination of precision fertilizer application, better water management, advances in genetics, seed treatments, and precision planting has provided opportunities for corn and soybeans to flourish.

As President Donald Trump rolled out a costly bailout of American farmers this week, his administration has rushed to pin the blame on its predecessor. China will begin purchasing American soybeans ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a key figure in implementing President Donald Trump's economic agenda including tariffs, disclosed on Sunday that he has recently divested his interests in a ...

Share on Pinterest For a healthy weight, you may want to avoid soybean oil, a new study suggests. Image credit: Boogich/Getty Images Soybean oil encompasses 57% of all cooking oils used in the United ...

After a monthslong boycott of American soybeans, China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of the crop by the end of the year. However, it’s a long way from making good on its promise, having ...