Brazil’s August Corn Exports Could Be 9.0-10.5 MMT. Record Shipments to China.

Summary:  Last week (Aug 10) Brazil exported 2.31 MMT  of corn.  That’s up 403,000 MT the previous week.  Argentine exports were 268,000 MT. Shipments from Ukraine were 330,000 MT.  US corn exports were 398,000 MT.  Brazil’s total corn export “commitments”, for the local marketing year, are 21.51 MMT vs 18.73 MMT last year.  Brazil’s corn “commitments”…

Weekly Global Corn and Wheat Exports Up But Soybeans Down. Big-8 Wheat Exports Are Record Large and Up 27% From Year Ago.

Soybean exports were down 212,000 MT from the previous week.  Cumulative soybean exports are up  7.7% from a year ago. USDA projects total global soybean exports to be up 9.8% from a year ago.  USDA’s July projection was raised  0.3% from the previous month. Corn exports were up 107,000 MT from the previous week. Cumulative…

Weekly U.S. Ethanol Production Lower But Is Unchanged From Year Ago. Gasoline Consumption Rose 2% From Last Year.

Summary: US ethanol production dropped 4.1% which was much more than the 0.5% loss that the trade had expected.  Ethanol stocks were unchanged, which is what the  trade had expected. Gasoline consumption jumped 5.2% this past week and was up 2% year-over-year.  Ethanol margins improved and remain above breakeven. It was reported that Phillips 66 and…