China Eliminates Animal Feed Tariffs for Five Countries The Chinese government announced today that it will eliminate tariffs on imports of soybeans, soymeal, rapeseed, and fishmeal from Bangladesh, India, Laos, South Korea and Sri Lanka on 1 July. It apparently believes that this will help meet the animal feed needs of the country’s livestock and poultry sectors, which will face major problems if China imposes the threatened 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans on 6 July. The problem for China is that it probably won’t be able acquire many feed ingredients from those countries. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Korea are net importers of soybeans and soymeal. USDA indicates India will export 1.5 MMT of soymeal, 400,000 MT of rape...
What You Need to Know Today: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured reelection on Sunday, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro despite trailing in the first round of voting. The surprise victory triggered a sharp selloff in Brazilian financial market...
The 2026 midterm elections are a week from tomorrow, but early voting has been taking place for weeks. At stake is control of Congress, including the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats are contested, and the Senate, where approximately one-third of the seats are up for election. Farm...
Key Takeaways: Total U.S. crop acres (excluding hay) are forecast to expand fractionally this year due to greater oilseed crop and winter wheat plantings. One of the key drivers of this year’s crop outlook is input costs, and crops with a lower cost profile have an advantage in producers...
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