soybeans and smaller-than-expected soybean planting intentions were judged to be supportive of soybean prices, with some calling the news 'widely bullish,'" said Good. The USDA now expects the 2006-07 marketing year domestic soybean crush to reach only 1.765 billion bushels, 15 million less than the projection that has been in place since November and only 26 million bushels larger than last year's crush. If soybean acreage is near intentions, about 66. Domestic use is expected to be...

Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it would look for melamine contamination in imported wheat gluten, corn gluten, corn meal, soy protein, rice bran and rice protein, used in manufactured food for humans and livestock. Rice protein tainted with melamine was also found in pet foods from at least five manufacturers who obtained the protein from one supplier, U. The agency said on a call with reporters late Tuesday that it had no intention of banning imports of wheat gluten, rice...

Because the report's decade-long estimates cannot possibly predict 10 years of changes in weather, economics or policy, its out-year numbers are little more than guesses. And third, with stocks of America's chief food and feed grain balanced on a pinhead, Congressional aggies should at least discuss the possibility of including a modest (farmer-owned?) grain reserve in the 2007 Farm Bill to ensure domestic supply and stable prices. While most farmers and ranchers spent February focused on...

At the end of the 2007 harvest, Brazil will harvest fewer acres of soybeans than a year ago, but will bring in a larger crop. Argentina's soybean crop is not much smaller, at 45. Brazil's harvested acreage is down 6 percent from a year ago, but the average yield of 41. Markus encourages crop farmers and livestock producers to pay attention to the market and make grain sales or purchase feedstuffs when prices are attractive. Argentina is also harvesting a record corn crop at 22 million...

Soybean leaves show various amounts of soybean rust. On March 8, he says an independent crop consultant brought in two baggies, one containing seeds and pods and one with parts of a dead soybean leaf. Experts say the recent confirmation of soybean rust in Iowa in 2006 should serve as a reminder that the fungus can happen in Iowa. While experts were able to confirm rust on the soybean leaves when they were dead, Tylka says it is more important to look for signs of the disease earlier. If...