The CBOT featured early firming in the grains complex with nothing but lower prices for the soy complex. Early buy corn/sell soybeans spread trade set the course for lower soy products trade while wheat spent the day drifting lower. The weekly Export Inspections report showed the influence of the Thanksgiving holiday with shipment volumes for the major commodities all posting sizeable weekly decreases. More importantly, however, YTD corn exports are down 58 percent while the same statistic for soybeans and wheat is 20 and 19 percent higher, respectively. The aggressive pace of soybean shipments so far is a fortunate positive for the soybean market heading into springtime when U.S. exports typically decline.
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What You Need to Know Today: Record biofuel demand continues to support soyoil values, as EIA data show that May soyoil usage as a biofuel feedstock reached a record 1.434 billion pounds. The latest data reinforces the strength of renewable fuel demand and helps explain ongoing investment in a...
A bipartisan group of 26 lawmakers, led by Representative David Valadao (R-CA), sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Agriculture Committee Chair GT Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) requesting that $5 billion of the temporary economic assistance for farmers go toward spec...
Key Takeaways: Soyoil consumption as a biofuel feedstock climbed to a record 1.434 billion pounds in May, setting a new all-time monthly high. Improved 45Z policy clarity in February 2026 has supported stronger soyoil demand from the biofuel sector by providing producers with greater certainty...