Soymeal Prices on the Rise Demand for soymeal and soyoil is robust, but the soybean supply is limited and slow. The government of India’s (GOI’s) first advance estimates in September 2017 put soybean production at 12.217 MMT. However, the trade’s estimate was much lower at 8.5-9.2 MMT. With farmers gradually releasing their stocks in the market, prices have tended to move up as they anticipated. This trend is reflected in the soymeal prices, which also continue to rise. Meanwhile, soyoil prices in the market have remained stable since imposition of the vegoil duty, and they are likely to remain so.
The trade also expects soybean prices to remain steady at current levels as stocks are sufficient and may not crea...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
