But we have noticed some recent price trends that have piqued our curiosity and led us to wonder what will happen to soybean and wheat acreage in the coming years. Usually we are content to leave crop price comparisons to extension economists and the marketing services because they are on top of the technical issues on a day-to-day basis. Based on the historic multiples, we would not be surprised to see even more corn acres and fewer soybean and wheat acres than currently expected. At the...

At the close of the side by side trade session on Thursday, floor trade estimates suggest non commercials bought 3,000 contracts of wheat, 6,000 contracts of corn, even on the day for soybeans and soybean meal and sold 1,000 contracts of soybean oil. China Dalian Exchange soybean oil, corn, soybean meal, non GMO soybeans, and soybeans close higher on cold weather damage in the USA. This morning's Weather Watch page provides details of just how widespread of an area of crop damage occurred...

Bardole was among a group of farmers who watched a Cargill plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, bag 100 metric tons of textured soy protein that for some children will be the difference between malnutrition and good health. Since its 2000 inception by the Iowa Soybean Association and other state soybean grower groups, WISHH has helped develop sustainable protein solutions for nutrition and health in 23 developing nations. I want to build my soybean markets," he added. Soybean farmers improve...

April 9, 2007 -- Got milk? Weightlifters will want to raise a glass after a new study found that milk protein is significantly better than soy at building muscle mass. It compared how much muscle protein young men gained after completing a heavy weight workout followed by consumption of equivalent amounts of protein as either fluid skim milk or a soy drink. The findings would suggest that if men consume only skim milk (two cups) after each of their workouts, they would gain almost twice as...

LOUIS (AP) -- Monsanto co., the world's largest seed company, said Wednesday a booming market for corn-based ethanol has fueled its corn seed sales and boosted profits by 23 percent in the second-quarter. But the profit margin on corn helped offset the pinch on other crops, delivering a net gain for Monsanto's seed division, Crews said. The company also depends on cotton and soybean sales, which have been hurt by corn's rise. Monsanto supplies seeds for corn and other grains that are...