Soy Export Sales Highlights USDA's export sales report for the week ending 15 April indicated U.S. export sales of soybeans for export in 2020/21 continue to be slow, but sales were positive for 2021/22. Sales of soymeal and soyoil were almost totally limited to nearby markets. Net soybean export sales of soybeans totaled only 64,300 MT for shipment in 2020/21. The top sales were for Japan (58,200 MT), Bangladesh (55,000 MT), Indonesia (14,800 MT), Canada (10,300 MT), and Colombia (8,300 MT). Those sales were partially offset by reductions for China (51,200 MT) and unknown destinations (37,200 MT). Sales for export in 2021/22 totaled 315,300 MT. The top sales were for Pakistan (130,000 MT), unknown destinations (130,000 MT), and Ban...
The corn and soy complex closed higher, with the wheat market mixed, as winter wheat closed up but spring wheat and livestock ended lower. Part of the strength for corn and soybeans may have been a weather premium, as crop planting has started out fast but warm weather has been slow to develop...
Real GDP grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the consensus expectation of 2.3 percent but above the 0.5 percent growth in Q4 2025. The GDP number matches the average annualized pace of growth since the peak back in late 2007, right before the Financial P...
Reflect for a moment on what you eat. There is a lot of advice out there in the ether about what you should eat, but really, what do you currently eat and how much? The good people at the USDA have some data for you, to help you answer that question. USDA says that we eat quite a bit of meat. L...
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