Oilseeds Soymeal Inventory Holds Steady The feed market found new footing in the past week as demand from hog producers began picking up steam. Soymeal sales were higher as a result, and crushers have responded by boosting utilization rates back to above the 50 percent threshold. Thus, China’s nationwide estimated soymeal inventory totaled 1.156 MMT as of 25 May 2018, up 4,800 MT (0.4 percent) from the previous week but down 146,800 MT (-11.3 percent) versus the same week in 2017. The week-on-week increase was essentially due to growing inventories in the East region and Guangxi, which rose 29,300 MT to 622,300 MT and 13,000 MT (+14.94 percent) to 100,000 MT, respectively, last week.
Imported Soybean Inventory Remained Unchanged...
What You Need to Know Today: After a period of limited activity, USDA reported a sizeable 613 KMT in soybean export sales, including 330 KMT to China and 283 KMT to unknown destinations, potentially also China. The purchases represent a meaningful pickup in demand and bring China closer to ful...
Key Takeaways: Consumer spending is a key driver of the U.S. economy, and the latest retail sales data indicate that spending remains robust despite inflation. In September, total retail and food service sales rose more than 6 percent year-over-year, with food service spending up 7 percent and...
The Trump import plan for 300,000 MT of beef supplies used for ground beef, i.e., lean trim, from September through November has, according to Secretary Brooke Rollins, brought some relief to beef prices. The Executive Order states that the Secretary of Agriculture will analyze and review the m...
