CropsUS field crop area set to shrink 2.4 percent by 2035
USDA's long-term projections show the eight major American row crops losing six million acres over the next decade as tight margins persist.
CropsUSDA's long-term projections show the eight major American row crops losing six million acres over the next decade as tight margins persist.
CropsAmerican farmers intended to plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2026, down 3%, and 84.7 million acres of soybean, up 4%, according to USDA's Prospective Plantings report of 31 March 2026.
CropsGazipur Agricultural University said in February 2026 that it had developed GAU Soybean 6, described as Bangladesh's first highly drought-tolerant inbred soybean, approved by the National Seed Board on 11 November 2025 after trials in Noakhali, Lakshmipur and Bhola.
CropsBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University said in August 2024 that its new BU Soybean-5 ripens in 75 to 85 days, survives seven days of waterlogging and has the largest seeds of any soybean variety in Bangladesh.
Soybean oil will now sell at Tk 160 a litre, up Tk 7, after crude soybean and palm oil prices rose on the international market.
Soybean oil, in Bangladeshi kitchens since the 1980s and about half the price of mustard oil, remains the most popular cooking oil.
China's soybean imports from Brazil fell 18 per cent in September as weak crushing demand hit purchases, according to Chinese customs data.
The price of soybean oil has gone up by Tk 7 to Tk 160 a litre, the edible oil refiners' association has told the commerce ministry.
Brazil's soybean exports are set to rise in the 2021-22 season alongside a forecast record harvest, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
China's soybean imports fell 30 per cent year on year in September as weak crushing cut demand, customs data show.