Industry
Brazil Northern Arc Exports Changing the Electrical Grid
Nowhere is the impact of increasing Brazil soybean exports felt more than the “Northern Arc.” Brazil is the largest soybean exporter and second largest corn…
U.S. Soybean Crushings Steady in August
The National Oilseed Processor Association (NOPA) issued August soybean crush and stocks data on Monday, September 16. According to the data, NOPA member soybean processing…
India Poised for Lower Oilseed Output in 2019/20
India’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) attaché office issued its Oilseeds and Products Update at the end of August. In the report, the Post trimmed its…
Statistics Canada Sees Lower Canadian Oilseed Output
Statistics Canada released updated 2019 Canadian crop production estimates on Wednesday, August 28. In the release, the agency saw lower than expected soybean and canola…
Soybean Barge Movements Slow
2019 has been a tough year for the barge industry and all producers of commodities that use the Inland Mississippi Waterways System. After Lock and…
Changes in Soy Import and Consumption Data by Geographic Regions
Periodically, it is worthwhile to take a look at changes in soybean and soymeal trade and consumption changes by geographic regions, rather than specific country…
Brazil Rail Projects Impacting Soybean Exports
Like the U.S., Brazil’s public roads and waterways are publicly funded. Unlike the U.S. where railroads fund much of its own track improvements, Brazil railroads…
Barge Rates Muted
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), “the U.S. Inland Waterway System utilizes a percent of tariff system to establish…
U.S. Soybean Crush Rates Surge to Record Levels for July
The National Oilseed Processor Association (NOPA) issued its monthly soybean crush and stocks data on Thursday, August 15. NOPA member soybean processing surged to 4.575…
Behind the Crush
Soybeans are processed into meal and oil. But how that happens is often a mystery. Here's a behind-the-curtain look at how a processing plant operates.