Soybeans
The largest traded oilseed. Chinese buying and the Brazilian harvest drive the market.
12.52
USD/bu, −0.7% on the week
CBOT soybeans, indicative, week of October 23, 2026. Source: Commodities-API (commodities-api.com), indicative prices.
30 weeks of Friday closes
- Week
- −0.7%
- 13-week range
- 11.60 to 13.20
- 52-week range
- 11.19 to 29.92
- Over the year
- −57.9%
- Matters to
- North America, South America, Asia
Where Canada sells it
Soybeans: C$3.4 billion of Canadian exports in the 12 months to August 2026, 94% of it outside the United States.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web Application (catalogue 71-607-X), domestic exports, by destination.
Largest buyers outside the United States
| China | C$1.2 billion |
|---|---|
| Japan | C$354 million |
| Algeria | C$308 million |
| Netherlands | C$305 million |
| Iran | C$253 million |
| Viet Nam | C$89 million |
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