Entering the fourth week of the current round of state-reserved corn auctions, total sales of over 10 MMT have exceeded market expectations. Meanwhile, there are two factors that are likely continuing to push up those sales, at least in the short run.
Oilseeds Soymeal Inventories Soar Past 1 MMT Threshold For the second consecutive week, China’s estimated soymeal inventory blew away our monthly forecast that it would reach the 1 MMT threshold toward the end of May or the beginning of June. Because of surges across all regions, however, a weekly increase of 217,800 MT (+23.9 percent) pushed the total to 1,128,800 MT as of 12 May. This is the first time the inventory has surpassed 1 MMT since the beginning of August 2016. E...
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...
