On a family farm in Carroll County, Chris Weaver and his father challenge each other every year: How many more soybeans can they grow? Last year, the answer broke a world record. Weaver set the world ...

Chicago soybean futures slumped as much as 3.5% on Monday — dropping below $12 a bushel — amid a potential delay in US trade talks with China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed. US President Donald ...

Stricter checks slow Brazilian soybean exports to China Higher freight rates add pressure on soybean trade Disruptions could tighten China's soybean supplies US soybeans may gain if Brazilian flows ...

Farmers, particularly soybean producers, are facing significant economic hardship from the trade war and tariffs. U.S. bulk soybean exports to China dropped by 76% in one year, forcing farmers to ...

Soybeans rounded out the week with contracts down 2 to 4 ½ cents at the close, as March was 17 ¾ cents higher this week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 4 1/4 cents at $10.67 1 ...

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 ...

Soybean futures rose after President Trump said China is considering buying more U.S. exports of the staple oilseed. During a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the two countries discussed ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...