Soy Export Sales Highlights Today’s USDA export sales report indicated there was a rebound in soybean export sales in the week ending 25 February. Sales of soymeal and soyoil also increased last week compared to the previous week. Net soybean export sales last week totaled 334,000 MT for shipment in 2020/21. The top sales were for Mexico (139,700 MT), Germany (137,700 MT), Japan (121,800 MT), the Netherlands (68,100 MT), and Bangladesh (56,000 MT). Those sales and others were partially offset by reductions for unknown destinations of 351,400 MT. It appears that only the sale to Germany was a new sale rather than a shift from unknown destinations. The report also indicated exporters sold 199,400 MT of soybeans for shipment in 2021/22...
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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