Last week’s landed price of imported soybeans dropped $14/MT to $387/MT even as the yuan fell slightly against the U.S. dollar. That lower cost, however, was offset by a development that brought down wholesale prices.
Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Finally Retreat As expected, several major soybean crushers have suspended operations in recent weeks in the face of flagging prices for soymeal and soyoil. Even with this cutback, utilization rates have remained fairly high, which has pushed prices further downward. Low prices and the suspension of operations resulted in a significant drop in China’s estimated soymeal inventories through mid-June. The nationwide total stood at 1,119,100 MT as of 16 June, a decrease of 285,...
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...
