Soybean exports remain strong

Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020 Updated Jul 28, 2021

Trucks fill up from grain piles behind a row of rail cars (copy) — Trucks fill up from grain piles behind a row of rail cars at a grain elevator in Marshall, Mo. Soybean exports to China dropped dramatically amid trade disputes this year. Resolution in 2019 is uncertain.
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Corn closed the week 3 1/2 cents higher. Private exporters did not announce any sales.

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Brian Hoops is president and senior market analyst of Midwest Market Solutions Inc. The home office is in Springfield, Mo., with branch offices in Thief River Falls, Minn.; Verona, N.D.; Yankton, S.D.; Storm Lake, Iowa; and Springfield, Neb.