Soy Export Sales Highlights Today’s USDA weekly export sales report indicated a total 1,561,000 MT of soybeans were sold to China last week. USDA also reported additional sales yesterday and today of 1,403,000 MT to that country, bringing the two-week total to 2.964 MMT. Trade sources suggest China will be making more purchases, most likely by Christmas, and note the total will be about 2 MMT. It therefore appears that China is on track to procure close to 5 MMT of U.S. soybeans. That was the lower end of the recommendation made to the Chinese government leadership, according to an article in the South China Morning Post. However, the sales may be even greater, possibly as much as the higher recommendation of 8 MMT. The Chinese purc...
What You Need to Know Today: President Trump suspended the planned attacks on Iran and announced that the pieces for a framework for peace were in place in a weekend social media post. Iran, however, later said no efforts were underway to conduct negotiations with the U.S., though Oman indicat...
Key Takeaways: E15 expansion would support corn and ethanol demand by increasing domestic biofuel consumption and reducing reliance on petroleum-based fuels. Year-round E15 has gained bipartisan momentum, but the policy remains in legislative limbo as lawmakers continue to negotiate provisions...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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