India NCDEX soybean rises towards MSP; mustard up

Futures contracts of soybean rose towards the minimum support price following reports that the government may double incentive on export of oilmeals. The most active December contract of soybean on the NCDEX ended 0.4% higher. The minimum support price of soybean for 2017-18 is 3,050 rupees per 100 kg, which includes a one-time bonus of 200 rupees.

Brazil’s 2017/18 soybean crop seen at 111 mln tonnes

Brazilian farmers are expected to collect 111 million tonnes of soybeans in the 2017/18 season. Also estimates a 3 percent rise in soybean planted area, to a record 35 million hectares, as more farmers opted to plant the oilseed instead of corn during the Brazilian summer. Last season, Brazilian farmers collected a record 114.7 million tonnes of soybeans.