Oilseeds Soymeal Inventory Rises on Higher Demand, Increased Output Soymeal demand improved and output increased last week as hog producers worked feverishly to reach newly established goals from both the central and provincial governments. Through 20 September, China’s nationwide estimated soymeal inventory ended at 766,300 MT, up by 24,300 MT (+3.3 percent) from the previous week. However, over the past 12 months, soymeal inventory is down by 100,100 MT (-11.6 percent). At the regional level, soymeal stocks rose in four regions and fell in three. The most significant weekly decrease occurred in the Northeast, where soybean meal inventories contracted by 11,800 MT (-25.8 percent) to 34,000 MT. Among those regions seeing incr...
What You Need to Know Today: The corn and soybean markets closed slightly higher in low-volume trade. The wheat market was mixed, with HRW continuing its downward trek on improved moisture. As expected, the bearish cattle on feed report drove down cattle prices and pulled hogs down with it. Mi...
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USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report was released today. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity amounted to 11.6 million head, 102 percent of last year. Source: USDA, WPI Placements were up, but part of that is attributable to persistent drought c...
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