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Oilseed Highlights: Trade Wars Continue to Drive Markets

The Market  Of course, the big news in oilseed markets this past week has revolved around tariffs and retaliatory tariffs – most notably China and the EU’s reactions to President Trump’s new tariffs. Both China and the EU announced retaliatory tariffs that included additional duties against U.S. soybeans, moves which dramatically affected the physical oilseed markets. Most notably, Brazilian soybean prices (FOB Paranagua) rose sharply following China’s tariff announcement as it is well known the South American country will become China’s supplier of choice, like it did during the 2018 trade war. The spread between FOB Gulf and FOB Paranagua offers for soybeans have plunged from near $0.95//bushel in early...

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Market Commentary: Unmoved and Uncertain

It was the third straight day of flash soybean sales to China. The IGC tightened global soybean balances. The morning’s USDA’s export sales report showed corn and wheat ahead of last year. The September employment report showed substantially larger gains than expected. Stocks opened...

soy-oilseeds

Soybean Crushing Margins Outlook for Q1 2025

CBOT board soybean crush margins have been volatile over the past two months due to rapidly changing political and export outlooks as well as shifting global supply expectations. In mid-October, the January crush margin hit a rally high of 155 cents/bushel before it dropped to a contract low of...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.265/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.4075/bushel, down $0.0875 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $11.225/bushel, down $0.1375 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $314/short ton, down $4...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Market Commentary: Unmoved and Uncertain

It was the third straight day of flash soybean sales to China. The IGC tightened global soybean balances. The morning’s USDA’s export sales report showed corn and wheat ahead of last year. The September employment report showed substantially larger gains than expected. Stocks opened...

soy-oilseeds

Soybean Crushing Margins Outlook for Q1 2025

CBOT board soybean crush margins have been volatile over the past two months due to rapidly changing political and export outlooks as well as shifting global supply expectations. In mid-October, the January crush margin hit a rally high of 155 cents/bushel before it dropped to a contract low of...

feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.265/bushel, down $0.0325 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.4075/bushel, down $0.0875 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $11.225/bushel, down $0.1375 from yesterday's close.  Dec 25 Soymeal closed at $314/short ton, down $4...

livestock

Livestock Round Up: HPAI Vaccine and Trade Concerns

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) reports that the most recent cases of HPAI have been confirmed on two commercial broiler operations, two commercial meat duck facilities, and one commercial breeder duck operation in LaGrange and Elkhart Counties. On February 8, 2022, HPAI was ini...

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