Soybeans rose to 1,055 USd/Bu on July 3, 2025, up 0.43% from the previous day. Over the past month, Soybeans's price has risen 0.96%, but it is still 11.31% lower than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Soybeans - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

U.S. soybean exports could fall by 20% amid ongoing trade tensions with China, affecting prices and market dynamics.

Interactive chart of historical daily soybean prices back to 1971. The price shown is in U.S. Dollars per bushel.

This statistic depicts the average annual prices for soybeans from 2014 through 2026*. In 2023, the average price for soybeans stood at 598 nominal U.S. dollars per metric ton.

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro6 Rosemount I18_North. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro6 Rosemount I18_North produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - This tower is located in a farm field farmed in accordance with a conservation type agricultural practice in the region: a corn/soybean/clover (living mulch/cover crop) rotation with chisel plow tillage in the fall following corn harvest and in the spring following soybeans.

IntroductionIn Midwestern maize (Zea-mays L.)-based systems, planting an over-wintering cover crop such as rye (Secale cereale L.) following fall harvests of summer crops maintains continuous soil cover, offering numerous environmental advantages. However, while adoption of cover crops has increased over the past decade, on a landscape-scale it remains low. Identifying where agronomic research could be most impactful in increasing adoption is therefore a useful exercise. Decision analysis (DA) is a tool for clarifying decision trade-offs, quantifying risk, and identifying optimal decisions. Several fields regularly utilize DA frameworks including the military, industrial engineering, business strategy, and economics, but it is not yet widely applied in agriculture.MethodsHere we apply DA to a maize-soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] rotation using publicly available weather, management, and economic data from central Iowa.ResultsIn this region, planting a cover crop following maize (preceding soybean) poses less risk to the producer compared to planting following soybean, meaning it may be a more palatable entry point for producers. Furthermore, the risk of reduced maize yields when planting less than 14 days following rye termination substantially contributes to the overall risk cover crops pose to producers, but also has significant potential to be addressed through agronomic research.DiscussionIn addition to identifying research priorities, DA provided clarity to a complex problem, was performed using publicly available data, and by incorporating risk it better estimated true costs to the producer compared to using input costs alone. We believe DA is a valuable and underutilized tool in agronomy and could aid in increasing adoption of cover crops in the Midwest.

"Agricultural Chemical Usage, Field Crops Summary" contains state and U.S. fertilizer and pesticide use data for corn, cotton, peanuts, rice, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, fall potatoes. Includes pesticide use by active ingredient, application rates, and acres treated.

  Collection Organization: ERS and NASS

  Collection Methodology: The information presented is the result
  of a sample survey conducted for the crop year (end of harvest
  for previous crop through harvest of current crop). A random
  sample of fields was selected with probability proportional to
  size, using information, obtained earlier in the year, from two
  surveys of farm operators. Personal interviews were used to
  obtain the information. Chemical data were collected at the
  product level and converted to active ingredient for
  summarization.

  Collection Frequency: Annual survey.

  Update Characteristics: Dataset not updated.

  STATISTICAL INFORMATION:

  The data reside in one ASCII text file.
  LANGUAGE:

  English
  ACCESS/AVAILABILITY:

  Data Center: National Agricultural Statistics Service
  Dissemination Media: Diskette, Internet home page
  File Format: ASCII delimited
  Access Instructions: Call NASS at 1-800-999-6779 for historical
  series data available on diskette. For historical series data
  available online, connect to the Internet home page at Cornell
  University.

  Or connect at the NASS Internet home page.

        URL: 'http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp'

As complete host resistance in soybean has not been achieved, Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum continues to be of major economic concern for farmers. Thus, chemical control remains a prevalent disease management strategy. Pesticide evaluations were conducted in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Wisconsin from 2009 to 2016, for a total of 25 site-years (n = 2057 plot-level data points). These studies were used in network meta-analyses to evaluate the impact of 10 popular pesticide active ingredients, and seven common application timings on SSR control and yield benefit, compared to not treating with a pesticide. Boscalid and picoxystrobin frequently offered the best reductions in disease severity and best yield benefit (P < 0.0001). Pesticide applications (one or two-spray programs) made during the bloom period provided significant reductions in disease severity index (DIX) (P < 0.0001) and led to significant yield benefits (P = 0.0009). Data from these studies were also used in nonlinear regression analyses to determine the effect of DIX on soybean yield. A three-parameter logistic model was found to best describe soybean yield loss (pseudo-R2 = 0.309). In modern soybean cultivars, yield loss due to SSR does not occur until 20-25% DIX, and considerable yield loss (-697 kg ha-1 or -10 bu a-1) is observed at 68% DIX. Further analyses identified several pesticides and programs that resulted in greater than 60% probability for return on investment under high disease levels.

Corn rose to 431.75 USd/BU on July 3, 2025, up 0.58% from the previous day. Over the past month, Corn's price has fallen 1.60%, but it is still 1.83% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Corn - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro2 Rosemount- C7. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro2 Rosemount- C7 produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - This tower is located in a farm field farmed in accordance with the dominant farming practice in the region: a corn/soybean/clover rotation with chisel plow tillage in the fall following corn harvest and in the spring following soybeans.

Edamame (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), a specialty soybean prized for its nutritional value and taste, has witnessed a surge in demand within the U.S. However, subpar seedling stands have hindered its production potential, necessitating increased inputs for farmers. This study aims to uncover potential physiological factors contributing to low seedling emergence in edamame. We conducted comprehensive assessments on thirteen prominent edamame genotypes alongside two food-grade and two grain-type soybean genotypes, focusing on germination and emergence speed in both laboratory and field settings. Additionally, we employed single electrical conductivity tests and identified and quantified seed leachate components to distinguish among soybean types. Furthermore, using a LabField™ simulation table, we examined seed emergence across a wide soil temperature range (5°C to 45°C) for edamame and other soybean types. All seeds were produced under the same environmental conditions, harvested in Fall 2020, and stored under uniform conditions to minimize quality variations. Our findings revealed minimal divergence in emergence percentages among the seventeen genotypes, with over 95% germination and emergence in laboratory conditions and over 70% emergence in the field. Nonetheless, edamame genotypes typically exhibited slower germination speeds and higher leachate exudates containing higher soluble sugars and amino acids. Seed size did not significantly impact total emergence but was negatively correlated with germination and emergence speed, although this effect could be mitigated under complex field conditions. Furthermore, this study proposed differences that distinguish edamame from other soybean types regarding ideal and base temperatures, as well as thermal time. The finds offer valuable insights into edamame establishment, potentially paving the way for supporting local edamame production in the U.S.

Interactive chart of historical daily corn prices back to 1959. The price shown is in U.S. Dollars per bushel.

In 2024, Chinese exports of trade goods to the United States amounted to about 438.95 billion U.S. dollars; a significant increase from 1985 levels, when imports from China amounted to about 3.86 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. exports to China Compared to U.S. imports from China, the value of U.S. exports to China in 2020 amounted to 427.23billion U.S. dollars. China is the United States’ largest trading partner, while China was the United States third largest goods export market. Some of the leading exports to China in the agricultural sector included soybeans, cotton, and pork products. Texas was the leading state that exported to China in 2020 based on total value of goods exports, at 16.9 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. - China trade war The trade war between the United States and China is an economic conflict between two of the world’s largest national economies. It started in 2018 when U.S. President Donald Trump started putting tariffs and trade barriers on China, with the intent to get China to conform to Trump’s wishes. President Trump claimed that China has unfair trade businesses. As a result of this trade war, it has caused a lot of tension between the U.S. and China. Nearly half of American companies impacted by the U.S.-China trade tariffs said that the trade war increased their cost of manufacturing. The healthcare product industry has suffered the most from the trade war in regards to reduced profits.

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro1 Rosemount- G21. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro1 Rosemount- G21 produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - This tower is located in a farm field farmed in accordance with the dominant farming practice in the region: a corn/soybean rotation with chisel plow tillage in the fall following corn harvest and in the spring following soybeans.

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro3 Rosemount- G19. Site Description - This tower is located in a farm field farmed in accordance with the cominant farming practice in the region: a corn/soybean rotation with chisel plow tillage in the fall following corn harvest and in the spring following soybeans.

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro2 Rosemount- C7. Site Description - This tower is located in a farm field farmed in accordance with the dominant farming practice in the region: a corn/soybean/clover rotation with chisel plow tillage in the fall following corn harvest and in the spring following soybeans.

This is the AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP) created FLUXNET-1F version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro3 Rosemount- G19. This is the FLUXNET version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ro3 Rosemount- G19 produced by applying the standard ONEFlux (1F) software. Site Description - This tower is located in a farm field farmed in accordance with the cominant farming practice in the region: a corn/soybean rotation with chisel plow tillage in the fall following corn harvest and in the spring following soybeans.