China’s estimated soymeal inventories fell sharply last week for the first time since the end of February. They have totaled more than 1 MMT since the week ending 18 March, but two factors brought the overall total down. Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Decline China’s estimated soymeal inventories fell sharply last week for the first time since the end of February. They have totaled more than 1 MMT since the week ending 18 March, but a decrease in the crushing industry’s utilization rates and rock bottom pricing brought the overall total down to 990,000 MT last Friday, a drop of 156,000 MT (-13.57 percent) from the week prior and 158,000 MT (-13.76 percent) lower than the same week a year ago. Among the surveyed regions, the only incr...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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