India's Soymeal Exports Decline in May India's exports of soymeal in May totaled 142,588 MT, 19.2 percent below the 176,819 MT exported in May 2011. Since 1 November 2012 India has exported 2.874 MMT of soymeal. Exports of rapeseed meal during May of this year fell to 84,078 MT versus 130,082 MT in May 2011.India's exports of soymeal to Iran in April and May of this year totaled 150,974 MT. In the same two months of last year it exported only 50,387 MT of soymeal to Iran. The higher exports this year are the result of international sanctions that have been imposed on Iran. India exporters have received partial payment for their soymeal in Indian rupees paid by the Iranian government from petroleum sales to India.Indian exports of other p...
Key Takeaways: President Trump announced $8 billion in additional agricultural assistance through the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, as USDA projects farm fuel and oil expenses will increase 28.8 percent in 2026. The package follows $12 billion in earlier relief, while government farm payments w...
Key Takeaways: A student group from the University of Chicago is protesting to bring back onion futures trading. Trading in onion futures was banned in 1958 following a spectacular bout of market manipulation that resulted in a corner of the physical market. The ban on onion futures led t...
Beef packer margins deteriorated to $141/head last week, down $55 from the prior week as fed cattle prices strengthened while the Choice cutout remained nearly unchanged. The cutout held near $373/cwt while fed cattle prices climbed $4/cwt to $224/cwt, narrowing processor profits. Despite the d...
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