China Apparently Deciding How Many U.S. Soybean to Import At their meeting in Buenos Aires, President Trump was able to get a commitment from President Xi to import a substantial volume of U.S. soybeans and other commodities during the 90-day truce in the trade war. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported today that a proposal before the Chinese State Council would have China import either 5 MMT or 8 MMT of U.S. soybeans for the country’s reserve stocks. The importer would most likely be Sinograin, which would either not have to pay the 25 percent duty or be reimbursed for those payments. There is also consideration of allowing private firms to import an additional 2 MMT as well as receive reimbursement of the duty. This...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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