U.S. DDGS exports to China surpassed 860,000 MT in May, a 48 percent increase over the same month a year ago. Although the June figures are not yet available, the April and May totals are just 9.4 percent below the entire second quarter of 2014. Growth was helped by a few critical factors. Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Rise Again Following a decline during the previous week, estimated soymeal inventories for major crushers returned to the 1.39 MMT threshold last week with a gain of 85,500 MT. However, that is 862,400 MT or 38.2 percent lower than the total for the same week in 2014. Among the surveyed regions, the only drop occurred in northern China where inventories fell 17.79 percent compared with the week before. In contrast, the...
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...
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