Data released by China's General Administration of Customs indicated the country imported 32,005,374 MT of soybeans from Brazil, its top supplier, in CY 2014 and 30,024,768 MT from the U.S., a 35 percent increase from that origin over CY 2013. Bad Week for U.S. Soybean Export Sales If the soybean market needed a reminder that the period of major weekly export sales of soybeans is likely to end soon, that message was received today in USDA's weekly export sales report. It indicated exporters last week had net U.S. soybean export sales of 14,100 MT. That was not only a marketing year low but only 1.2 percent of the previous week's net sales. Clearly, buyers in China and elsewhere have shifted their large purchases to South America now that...
What You Need to Know Today: The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.75 to 4.0 percent Wednesday, with two officials dissenting in favor of a 25-basis-point increase. The Fed upgraded its assessment of economic growth from "solid" to "strong" but adopted a more patient approa...
Key Takeaways: Expected growth in U.S. soybean crushing capacity and output, driven by biofuel demand, will increase domestic soymeal supplies, with production growth significantly outpacing demand. WPI forecasts soymeal production increasing from 65.8 million short tons in 2026/27 to 70.5 mil...
Russian Grain Markets: 19–23 October 2026 The Russian grain market continued its recovery during the week, although prices remained volatile across regions. Wheat was notably bullish, while feed barley and corn were slower to appreciate, primarily because of weaker export demand amid logi...
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