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Oilseed crushing in Argentina was expected to increase by 37% in 2024, to 42.4 million tonnes, the Rosario Grain Exchange (BCR) said in its weekly report published on Friday October 18.
China’s soybean imports from the US in September 2024 came to 1.71 million tonnes, according to data from the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) released on Sunday October 20.
The winter grains sowing campaign in Ukraine advanced by 11 percentage points to 83% complete in the week ended Monday October 21, with 4.3 million hectares planted out of the 5.18 million ha planned for 2025/26, the country’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy has said.
Chinese state agencies will be holding an auction for imported soybeans on Wednesday October 23, when around 123,000 tonnes of imported soybeans will be offered for sale, according to a note published by the National Grain Trade Center (NGTC) on Monday October 21.
Malaysia's Ministry of Finance (MoF) released an appendix late on Friday October 18 evening detailing its proposed revision of the export duty rates for crude palm oil (CPO) that was announced on the same day.
South Korean feed importer Korea Feed Association (KFA) has picked up one 65,000-tonne cargo of corn via a private deal for shipment in December-January, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday October 21.
The soybean CFR China (Brazil) basis assessment for December shipment was assessed...
Investors in the US corn and soybean markets added short positions in the week to Tuesday October 15, helping increase net short positions, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed late on Friday October 18.
Argentina’s soybean sowed area is expected to increase by 7.2% in 2024/25 crop, to 17.8 million hectares, due to a lower planted corn area, country's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (SagyP) said in its first estimate for the soybean new crop on Thursday October 17.
The Russian Grain Exporters Union has released a list of countries that will be able to receive Russian grains and agricultural products without the use of intermediaries, according to a note published in the group's official telegram channel on Friday October 18.
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Soybean futures went down in the final session of the week to Friday October 18 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, driven by lower soyoil prices, pressured mainly by a decline in crude oil. Market participants also monitored improved weather conditions for planting in South America.
US and European wheat futures declined on Friday October 18, with rainfall in winter wheat growing regions of Russia easing supply concerns in the world’s biggest exporter of the grain.
Most vegoils futures in Asia and the US moved downward on Friday October 18, under pressure from falling prices for crude oil and from profit-taking.
Global corn futures edged lower on Friday October 18 as harvests progressed in the northern hemisphere and conditions improved in South America.
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Ukraine’s grain export volumes rose to 1.1 million tonnes during the week to Thursday October 17, up by 61%, from 695,000 tonnes the previous week, according to data released by the country’s State Customs Service on October 18.
The German 12.5% FOB wheat APM for December loading was assessed at a €10 per tonne premium over the December Euronext contract...
Russia’s wheat export volumes from Black Sea ports totaled 959,027 tonnes in the week ended Thursday October 17, down by 16% week on week from 1.1 million tonnes, a Fastmarkets analysis shows.
US soymeal net sales reached 251,400 tonnes for the 2024/25 marketing year in the week to October 10, down by 11% from 284,200 tonnes in the previous week, within market estimates, US Department of Agriculture data showed on Friday October 18. The 2024/25 marketing year kicked off on October 1.