US Soybean Ship Lineup Retreats As Chinese Buying Appears to Be Subsiding.

Summary:  Next week ’s soybean export inspections are expected to be 1,300,000 MT (47.8 Mil Bu).   If this is correct, that would be up 26% from the previous week.  This week’s ship lineup is 1,978,000 MT.  That is down 23% from last week which was the highest for this season.  But, this week’s lineup is 29% larger than a year ago.  There were 23 vessels to-be-nominated (TBN).  That is…

China’s Soybean Crush Margins Collapse As Soymeal Price Falls to 22-Month Low.

Summary: China’s “spot” soybean crushing margin today was -80 Yuan/MT, down from last week’s 90.   The “forward” margin was -153 Yuan/MT vs a week ago when it was  36 Yuan/MT.  The forward margin was 62 Yuan below what it was a year ago.  Six months ago, the forward margin fell to its lowest  level in 4 years.    In the USDA’s February WASDE, China’s import projection was…