India’s Quest to Export More Soymeal Threatens Domestic Availability India’s government and soybean processing industry are pressing China to resume imports of Indian soymeal. The chairman of India’s Soybean Processors Association indicates this would allow the country’s soymeal exports to grow to 2.5-3.0 MMT in 2018/19 from 1.75 MMT in 2017/18. If that were to occur, however, it would be India’s domestic poultry, dairy and aquaculture sectors that would pay the price. A Rabobank study indicates India’s compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for soymeal was 19 percent between 2007and 2017. During that period, its domestic soymeal consumption grew from 800,000 MT to 5.4 MMT. Rabobank predicts the CAGR...
What You Need to Know Today: USDA reports are delayed until Tuesday due to the federal holiday on Monday. Over the weekend, President Trump announced a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Russia warmly welcomed and confirmed this ceasefire by conducting more strikes against Ukraine. Specific...
On Saturday, 10 October, at a campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, President Trump said that the U.S. and Mexico would come to terms on a new trade deal, and he said Canada does not need to be part of the deal. Trump called the coming agreement with Mexico “great” but gave no d...
Key Takeaways: The United States has steadily lost global wheat export market share since the 1970s, falling from the world's leading exporter to a projected fifth place in 2026/27. The rapid expansion of Black Sea wheat exports, driven by improved productivity and export infrastructure, has r...
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