Eighty-five Percent of Vessels in US Soybean Lineup Are Destined For China. Inspections Expected to be 1.7 MMT.

Summary:  Next week ’s soybean export inspections are expected to be 1.70 MMT (62.5 Mil Bu).   If this is correct, that would be up 8% from the previous week.  This week’s ship lineup is 2.684 MMT.  That is down 6% from last week which was the largest in nearly two years.  There were 28 vessels to-be-nominated (TBN).  That…

Ethanol Production Up For 5th Week in A Row But Stocks Slip. Producer and Blender Margins Improve.

Summary: US ethanol production rose 0.8%.  However, ethanol stocks slipped another 1.2%. Blender demand was estimated to be up 1%.  Ethanol imports were 53,000 bbl/day, the second week in a row that imports have been reported.  Ethanol producer margins on Oct 30 were 29.05 cents/gln, up from the previous week’s 27.24 cents.  Blender margins were…