China’s “Spot” & “Forward” Soybean Crush Margins Down After Plunge in Soymeal Prices.

Summary: China’s “spot” soybean crushing margin today was 85 Yuan/MT, down from last week’s 156.  The “forward” margin was 112 Yuan/MT vs last week’s  185 Yuan/MT.  However, the forward margin was 107 Yuan above what it was a year ago.  Three months ago, the forward margin fell to its lowest  level in 4 years.    In the USDA’s November WASDE, the projection for 2018/19 was lowered 4 MMT to 90…

Brazil Corn Export Ship Lineup Above Year Ago And Exports Slightly Ahead of Pace Needed to Meet USDA’s Projection.

Summary:   For the period Nov 24-Nov 30, the ship lineup shows that Brazil exported 770,000 MT corn.  That is down 85,000 MT from the previous week and 214,000 MT less than what was shipped a year ago.  For comparison, US export inspections were 1,035,000 MT.  Argentina’s corn exports last week are estimated to have been 300,000…

Ukraine’s Corn Yields About 3.4% Above USDA’s Projection, And There’s Still 5% of The Area Yet To Be Harvested.

Summary:  USDA is projecting Ukraine’s corn yield this year to be 7.44 MT/HA (118.5 Bu/Ac).  That’s up 7.9% from the previous projection, is a record, and it is up 36.7% from last year’s yield.   However, the most recent corn harvest report shows this year’s cumulative average yield is 42.3% above a year ago.  This result suggests that…