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1. Soybeans, and products derived from soybeans, are important commodities in today’s global marketplace. TFG has gathered all the information you might need to know to help you trade them.

Soybeans are cultivated in similar conditions to corn and, therefore, compete with corn for acreage. Farmers often begin the planting season with a choice on whether they should plant corn or soybeans.

To make this decision, they look at the current futures price for each grain and compare the ‘corn-soybean spread’ – the ratio between the price of corn and the price of soybeans.

Once they’ve decided to grow soybeans, they plant the seeds in rows. These can then take up to a week to sprout into plants.