It now appears the EU's 2014 rapeseed production will be up sharply from the last two years and approach the record 2009 crop. South American Soybeans Begin to Arrive in U.S. Over the weekend, Thomson Reuters reported that a shipload of Brazilian soybeans arrived at the mouth of the Mississippi River on the way to a discharge facility upriver. The soybeans were loaded at the Brazilian port of Santos, and this shipment is likely the first of several expected to arrive in the Gulf for transit to crushing plants upriver. Cargoes of soybeans also are expected to be brought into the U.S. via East Coast ports. The imports are aimed at offsetting tight domestic supplies that are resulting mainly from record U.S. soybean exports.USDA is forecasti...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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