There were almost no soybean trades in Argentina this past week. Demand has been showing up mostly for November and December in search of cheap offers. However, one cargo was traded on Monday at +36 SN for May 2017. That seems expensive, though, compared with Brazil. Soybeans The market has been slower than expected recently, and the week-long national holiday in China has stopped all activity from there. Nevertheless, some Chinese buyers are watching for any good opportunities. As there are plenty of beans offered, however, buyers are not in a hurry to cover. On the other hand, the slow demand is keeping crush margins in China at very good levels.Harvest has already reached around 30 percent in the U.S., and the outstanding yields being...
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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