Soy Export Sales Highlights Today’s USDA/FAS export sales report for the week ending 29 April indicated exporters of U.S. soybeans, soymeal, and soyoil made relatively few export sales during the week. However, exports of soymeal and soyoil were better. Net soybean export sales of soybeans totaled 165,300 MT for shipment in 2020/21 and 192,900 MT for shipment in 2021/22. The sales for shipment in 2020/21 mostly were for unknown destinations (135,500 MT), Japan (55,600 MT), Malaysia (17,600 MT), Indonesia (11,500 MT), and Colombia (1,700 MT). The sales for shipment in 2021/22 were for unknown destinations (192,000 MT) and Japan (900 MT). Soybean exports last week totaled 264,100 MT. The destinations were primarily to Mexico (95,900 M...
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We have described the long-term investment climate in crop and livestock production, using data primarily from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data provided background on the current investment climate and outlook for agricultural capital formation. Our conclusion was that investment...
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