Two factors enabled the Canadian pork industry to greatly benefit in the past year from a surge in exports to China, hitting a record of nearly 314,000 MT with an approximate value of $436 million. However, it is now facing a potentially heavy blow.
Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Reach Highest Level Since Early 2016 As of 9 June, China’s estimated soymeal inventory reached its highest level since mid-January 2016 at a total 1,404,600 MT. Nationwide, soymeal inventories were up 19,400 MT (+1.4 percent) from the previous week and 704,700 MT higher (+100.7 percent) than at the end of the first full week in June 2016. Unlike previous weeks, however, they did not increase in all regions. In Guangdong and the Northeast, inventori...
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...
