On Friday we commented on Brazil’s livestock and poultry demand potential for DDGS co-produced by the growing trend of corn ethanol production in Brazil. Producers are discovering that DDGS are cheaper than soymeal and help with feeding margins. That afternoon, the economy ministry of Brazil announced that due to high feed prices, it was suspending tariffs on non-Mercosur corn, soybeans, soymeal, and soyoil. Those commodities from the Mercosur block are tariff free, from outside the block they’re subject to the following tariffs:
Corn and soybeans – 8 percent tariff Soymeal – 6 percent tariff Soyoil – 10 percent tariff
The waiver has yet to be published in the Diario Official (it may be tomorrow, 20 Oc...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...