President Soybean Chinese and European leaders know where President Donald Trump’s soft spot resides, and it is soybeans. During bilateral trade negotiations this week, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He announced that his country would be buying 5 MMT of American soybeans. There are many other interpretations of China’s intent, including the following:
The Chinese need the soybeans anyway, and the volume is still far less than they purchased before the trade war. China is purchasing them because it knows drought is going to greatly reduce the Brazilian crop this year. More would be purchased, but demand is down due to the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in the hog herd. Chinese soybean purchases from the U.S. were declining...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
