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High oleic soybeans = premiums

Faith Parum and Cydney Stables American Farm Bureau Federation
Jul 24, 2026
Jul 24, 2026

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Faith Parum and Cydney Stables American Farm Bureau Federation

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Faith Parum is an economist and Cydney Stables is an economics intern with the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Intel. Visit www.fb.org/market-intel for more information.

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