China’s Soybean Crush Margins Above Break-Even. Soymeal Price Falls To An 18-Month Low.

Summary: China’s “spot” soybean crushing margin today was 83 Yuan/MT, down from last week’s 89.   The “forward” margin was 14 Yuan/MT vs last week’s  29 Yuan/MT.  However, the forward margin was 61 Yuan above what it was a year ago.  Five months ago, the forward margin fell to its lowest  level in 4 years.    In the USDA’s December WASDE, China’s import projection was left unchanged at 90 MMT.   However, China’s…

2019 US Planted Acres

The table above shows intentions each year instead of actual final area. Our work suggests tight grain stocks and loosening soybean stocks will be a theme that persists thru much of 2019. The USDA in its baseline forecasts projected a 6.5 Mil acre decline in US soybean seeding intentions, and a 4.0 Mil acre boost…