Articles by Rob
Animal Feed
Chinese Officials Signal Rebound from African Swine Fever
The African swine fever (ASF) epidemic that has decimated Chinese pig populations by an estimated 40 to 60 percent appears to show some signs of…
Harvest
Recapping the 2019 U.S. Soybean Crop Results
Plantings and Crop Ratings The 2019 U.S. soybean crop has been one that many growers likely won’t soon forget. According to the U.S. Department of…
Exports
Egyptian Official Calls for Doubling Domestic Soybean Plantings
News services reported that Alaa Khalil, the head of the Egyptian Agricultural Ministry’s Field Crops Research Institute, aims to more than quadruple the area of…
Demand
Funds Adding to Net-Long Position in Soybean Oil Market
According to the latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Disaggregated Commitments of Traders report, the managed money group has been building on their sizeable net-long…
Crushers
U.S. Soybean Crushings Surge to Record Levels in October
The National Oilseed Processor Association (NOPA) issued October soybean crush and stocks data on Friday, November 15. According to the data, NOPA member soybean processing…
Demand
FAS Post Sees Steady Soybean Imports Despite Rising Chinese Hog Margins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Post in Beijing issued its latest Oilseeds and Products Update in late October. In the…