Several exporters in Argentina expect the export program to end soon because of the drop in soybean production. Offers started to decrease this week, but they remain far behind the buyers’ target. June is offered at +25 SN with July at +28 SN and demand around +15 SN for June/July shipments. Soybeans A second consecutive week with no rain in the region brought a better scenario to Argentina and Uruguay. The harvest is still far behind last year’s numbers as Argentina was able to collect only 30 percent of the area (35 percent less than the last campaign). With a majority of the crop yet to be harvested, the production estimate currently remains at 56 MMT.Argentina was able to load only 500,000 MT in April versus the 1.5 MMT program for th...
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...
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