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January 17, 2022

China 2021 soybean imports slip 3.8%

China’s soybean imports in 2021 fell from the previous year, the first annual drop since 2018, customs data showed on Friday, depressed by weakening demand...

January 13, 2022

Argentine grains ships cutting cargoes by 30%

Argentine grains ships leaving the main grains port hub of Rosario are having to cut cargoes by some 30% due to a renewed “record” plunge...

December 23, 2021

Container Shortage Sparks Experiment to Ship Coffee In Bulk

In the coffee trading world, a ship steaming across the Atlantic Ocean is garnering a lot of attention. (more…)

December 6, 2021

Brazil’s November soybean exports soar

Brazilian soybean exports in November almost doubled on the year amid strong demand from China, according to the country’s foreign trade department, or Secex. (more…)

November 23, 2021

China October corn imports decline amid strong domestic production

China’s corn imports fell month on month in October to 1.303 million mt from 3.5 million mt in September, customs data showed. (more…)

Rows of corn wait to be harvested in a field in Minooka, Illinois, September 24, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young

November 22, 2021

Record wheat, corn crops combat world supply squeeze differently

Global wheat production is expected to reach a high-water mark this year, but the stocks situation for major exporters will be far from secure, potentially...

November 5, 2021

Wheat Export Prices Rise Sharply On Likely Supply Concern, Strong Demand

Export prices of wheat from Russia and Ukraine rose sharply Nov. 3, after futures contracts registered sharp gains early in the week amid supply concerns...

October 22, 2021

China’s corn imports in September remain strong

China posted strong corn imports for September while November hog futures on the Dalian Exchange have posted a 23.3% increase since end-September to date. (more…)

October 15, 2021

BIMCO: US soya bean inspections nearly double w-o-w

After a slow start to the US soya bean export season, partly due to disruption from Hurricane Ida, US soya bean inspections ahead of exports...

October 12, 2021

Russia’s wheat exports fall 12% on year to 12.8 mil mt

Russia’s wheat exports were 12% lower on the year at 12.8 million mt as of Oct. 7 for the 2021-22 (July-June) marketing year, the Russian...

October 11, 2021

Brazil soymeal exports soar

Soymeal shipments from Brazil’s Paranagua port jumped in September driven by strong demand and a drought that has disrupted a traditional logistics route via Argentina....

September 27, 2021

China steps up Australian wheat imports despite trade standoff

China is snapping up cargoes of Australian wheat despite a bitter trade standoff between the two countries, as crop downgrades elsewhere lead to a global...

September 21, 2021

U.S. Grain Exports Rise as Gulf Terminals Slowly Recover from Ida

U.S. grain exports increased last week as shippers along the Louisiana Gulf Coast recovered from flooding and widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Ida’s Aug....

A Chinese ship is loaded with soybeans at Port of Santos May 19, 2015. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

September 20, 2021

Woes mount for U.S. soy shippers as China gives Brazil unusual nod

Brazil’s soybean exports should be winding down at this time as the U.S. harvest takes center stage, though China’s cancellation of U.S. cargoes on Wednesday...

September 17, 2021

China eases wheat quality terms for rain-hit French crop

Chinese buyers have agreed to relax a key quality specification for upcoming shipments of French wheat in response to rain damage in France’s harvest, traders...