1.   As early as Sunday, thundershowers could reach the major soybean areas of Brazil, Weather Services Corp. said.

2.   Major soybean areas of southern Brazil this weekend received as much as a generous two inches of rain, allowing farmers to finish up remaining planting.

3.   None of the threatened states is a major soybean producer, but damage to crops there would still affect the market.

4.   Ratings slid in major soybean states such as Iowa and Indiana.

5.   Ratings slid in major soybean states such as Iowa and Indiana, though they held steady in Illinois and Michigan.

6.   Soybean futures fell as meteorologists called for soaking rains this week in the major soybean areas of Brazil, replenishing moisture across parched farmland.

7.   None of the threatened states is a major soybean producer.