Oilseeds Soymeal Inventory Sees Modest Decline Since the first full week of November, China’s nationwide soymeal inventory is up 25,500 MT as demand for feed from the hog sector has softened due to the staying power of African swine fever (ASF). With domestic poultry prices experiencing levels not seen since 2016, however, there has been some rebalancing in feed demand from chicken producers. Through the end of last week, the soymeal inventory reversed course and fell 26,600 MT (-2.6 percent) to just over 1 MMT. However, it was up 363,300 MT (+57 percent) versus a year ago. Regionally, the main drivers of the week-on-week decreases were the inventory drops in Shandong and Fujian of 37,600 MT (-29 percent) to 92,000 MT and 9,000 MT (...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Key Market Insights Geopolitical Limbo: Geopolitical risk remained a key driver across global commodity markets today. President Trump stated that the Iran memorandum of understanding is not yet final and warned that military action could resume if negotiations fail. Both sides continue w...
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