Soybean exports picked up during the week of Nov. 17 after a big drop in volume the previous week. Net soybean export sales, on the other hand, slowed drastically by more than half the value realized in the preceding week. China’s weekly share of [...]
Net soybean export sales were a bit below average during the week ending Nov. 3, continuing the slower pace of recent weeks. There was a rise for week-over-week exports during the period. Soybean export volumes to China slowed somewhat during the week to 1.9 [...]
The 2022/23 U.S. soybean oil export season has seen its slowest start to a marketing year since FAS began reporting weekly progress in 1990. Outstanding sales were a mere 27,900 MT (61.5 million pounds) as of Oct. 20, while cumulative shipments totaled 3,989 MT [...]
USDA’s recent transportation cost index update shows barge freight rates for grain are down by almost 50 percent from sky-high values seen in March, while grain trucking costs are still close to May’s record level. Rail costs are also around the May average and [...]
In its April WASDE report, USDA made minimal changes to its existing forecast for corn but did adjust soybean use estimates. USDA did not change its prior 2021/22 U.S. corn production estimate of 15.115 billion bushels, still above the past two seasons’ volumes. Corn [...]
U.S. soybean exports were a bit above the seasonal average last week, although nothing shocking. Sales remained strong, with China adding a net 395,540 MT (well above average for this time of year) and sales to unknown destinations (often China) rising by a net [...]
In its March WASDE report, USDA made minor changes to the U.S. corn and soybean demand forecasts. USDA did not change its prior 2021/22 U.S. corn production estimate of 15.115 billion bushels. However, it did add 25 million bushels to both food, seed & [...]
The February WASDE report was almost the same as January’s, with no changes to the U.S corn balance sheet and only slight adjustments to soybean figures. USDA left its 2021/22 U.S corn production and yield estimates unchanged from last month’s report at 177 bushels [...]
