Soy Export Sales Highlights Today’s USDA/FAS weekly export sales report continued to show low U.S. soy export sales and also a slowing down of exports because of the great increase in exports out of South America. However, there are signs demand for U.S. soy will begin to pick up in late summer. Today’s report indicated net soybean export sales in the week ending 10 June for shipment in 2020/21 totaled only 63,500 MT. Sales for shipment in 2021/22 were disappointing at only 6,500 MT. The sales for shipment in 2020/21 were mostly for Japan (15,500 MT), Colombia (15,000 MT), Indonesia (12,300 MT), Saudi Arabia (9,500 MT), and Canada (9,400 MT). Those sales and others were partially offset by reductions of 10,000 MT for unknown d...
Beef packer margins deteriorated to -$218/head last week, down $20 from the prior week as a softer Choice cutout combined with slightly lower fed cattle prices. The cutout slipped to $391/cwt while fed cattle prices eased to $256/cwt, leaving packer profits under pressure. Margins remain deeply...
What You Need to Know Today: The U.S. and Iran agreed to a peace deal on Monday with the deal expected to be signed Friday in Switzerland. The memorandum signed is explicit that Iran will allow 60 days of toll-free transit for all traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and President Trump annou...
The U.S. and Iran announced a framework peace deal. Crude oil futures dropped to $83.08, the lowest since early March. The breakthrough comes as President Trump said that if Iran failed to reach a deal, he would order renewed military attacks. An LNG tanker chartered by India’s Petronet c...
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