Livestock Domestic Live Hog Cash Price Rebounds by More than 7 Percent The recent procurement of frozen pork for state reserves combined with some warmer weather propelled the average cash price to its highest level since the end of 2022. On 24 February, China’s Merchandise Reserve Management Center, on behalf of the Ministry of Commerce, the National Reform and Development Commission (NRDC), and the Ministry of Finance, held the first state procurement of frozen pork to replenish the country’s central state reserves. As noted last week, the tender was for 20,000 MT, but the actual procurement amounted to just 7,100 MT with a price range of RMB 23,980 to 23,990/MT ($3,480.41 to 3,481.86/MT). A wave of warm temperatures also s...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
Yesterday we wrote about the Q1 GDP numbers and the June employment reports in an article entitled Real GDP for Q1 Relying on AI Buildout, Held Back by Consumer Spending. That article mentioned that consumer spending had become a drag on GDP. Nonetheless, real GDP in Q1 was revised upward to 2...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Bangladesh is reported to have finalized the purchase of 270,000 MT of wheat, including 220,000 MT of U.S. wheat. The U.S. wheat is priced at $322/MT, with an additional 50,000 MT of wheat at $297.90/MT through an international te...
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