GrainTrader - 4/3/2024 07:18



What kind of beans? High protein specialty beans? Or newly bred and/or old standard non gmo beans?

I’ve heard more stories then I’d like about guys getting talked into a $3.00+ premium for a specialty type non gmo bean and they make 55 while their run of the mill $1.50 premium non gmos make 70+.

When I worked for a name brand soybean company we had growers raising amazing non gmo bean yields compared their their counterparts growing new traited technology.

I wouldn’t be afraid of the “commodity type” non gmo beans if you can keep the weeds under control and have a good premium/buyer that won’t jack ya around. Around me Plentish seems to be a good deal also. Again, if you can control the weeds in them. This waterhemp has changed the game on weed control and you have to be on top of your game along with some cooperation from Mother Nature to reactivate pre emergents and residuals. I think we had some neighbors normally control weeds well that just hit things at the wrong time and no rain to keep em activated this last season.