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On Friday, spot corn prices at elevators, processing plants, and river terminals in the U.S. Midwest remained mostly stable or increased, while basis prices for soybeans at these types of facilities mostly remained stable or increased. Soybean bids on CIF terms stabilized and increased as barge freight rates rose, leading to higher costs for some new-crop loading slots. Export demand remained weak amid cheaper Brazilian soybeans and weak demand for the new crop from China, the leading importer. Soybean futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed at the same level on Friday, as the market felt weak demand from China and expectations of a large U.S. crop, traders said. The market recorded a second consecutive weekly loss. Planting conditions in the U.S. remain generally favorable in early August, which is typically the most critical weather month for determining the size of the soybean crop. The U.S. faced stiff competition for global soybean supplies from South America amid ...

On July 24, 2025, leading agricultural associations in Ukraine appealed to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging him not to sign Law No. 13157 of Ukraine, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on July 16, 2025, which provides for the introduction of an export duty on soybean and rapeseed seeds. Representatives of the industry ask to apply the veto right and return the law for reconsideration by the parliament. This is reported by VAR. "On behalf of the members of our associations, we express a categorical protest against the adoption of the mentioned changes regarding the introduction of an export duty on soybean and rapeseed seeds," the appeal reads. Farmers recalled that Ukraine already had a similar experience in 2017–2020, when the cancellation of VAT on the export of these crops led to a sharp reduction in the areas of their cultivation. "These legislative changes resulted in a 34% reduction in soybean areas—from 1.99 million hectares (2017) to 1.32 million hectares (2021). The losses ...

Chicago soybean futures edged higher on Friday, but stayed on track for a second consecutive weekly decline as ample global supplies, favourable U.S. weather and weak Chinese demand pressured prices. The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade was up 0.1% at $9.89-3/4 per bushel, as of 1105 GMT, hovering near a four-month low. “Expectations of a robust U.S. harvest, alongside a second consecutive record Brazilian crop, are expected to weigh on prices for the remainder of the year,” analysts at BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, said in a note. China, the world’s biggest soy buyer, faces an August 12 deadline to reach a durable tariff agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. The United States believes it has the makings of a trade deal, but it is “not 100% done,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday. China’s soymeal inventories have built up in recent weeks, potentially curbing soybean imports during the peak U.S. marketing season ...