China’s average domestic corn price rose RMB 14/MT ($2.03/MT) to RMB 1,632/ MT ($237.20/MT) last week, driven by tight supplies of new corn and several other factors.
OIlseeds Soymeal Inventories Continue to Fall Through Mid-April Despite inflows of imported soybeans, China’s estimated soymeal inventory stood at only 626,500 MT through 14 April. This follows four straight weeks of declines totaling 177,600 MT (-22.1 percent), including a drop of 85,000 MT (-11.95 percent) within just one week in April. It is also 296,900 MT less (-32.15 percent) than the total of a year ago at the same point. By comparison, the national total at the end of the final full week of February 2017 was 938,200 MT. In the North and Shandon...
What You Need to Know Today: China’s state-run COFCO, in statements on Tuesday, implied that U.S. corn exports were currently uneconomical but hinted that the Middle Kingdom would import 3.5 MMT of the feed grain this year, with 1 MMT likely sourced from the U.S. Another drone attack has...
Tanker-tracking data shows a smaller recovery in oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz than previously thought. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking by video to an international energy conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said that oil moving through the strait was back to 80 to 90 percent...
Key Takeaways: While soybean, palm, sunflower, and rapeseed oils dominate global vegetable oil markets, premium oils such as olive, avocado, coconut, and sesame command substantially higher prices due to their distinctive flavors, nutritional characteristics, and specialized culinary uses.. Ol...
