US Ethanol Production Down a Tad But Big Drop in Stocks. Gasoline Consumption Up and 7% Above a Year Ago.

Summary: US ethanol production was down a fraction whereas the trade had looked for a 1% increase. Ethanol stocks were 5% lower than the previous week, much more than the trade had expected. Gasoline consumption jumped this past week and was up 7% year-over-year.  Ethanol margins slipped.  It’s been reported that the EPA has recommended delaying…

Brazilian Weekly Soybean Exports Were 3.40 MMT. May Soybean Exports “Could Be” 15.6-17.1 MMT.

Summary: Brazil shipped 3.40 MMT of soybeans this past week. That was up 325,000 MMT from the previous week. US exports are estimated to be 500,000 MT.  Argentine exports were 423,000 MT.  The lineup indicates that Brazil’s May shipments “could be” 17.1 MMT, the largest figure for any month.  Total Brazilian export commitments are 59.42 MMT, the…

U.S. May Have Exported 500,000 MT of Soybeans Last Week. May Census Exports Could be 1.51 MMT (55 MBU).

Summary:  This week’s soybean export inspections could be 500,000 MT (8 MBU).  That would be up 238% from the previous week. This week’s US soybean ship lineup is 231,000 MT (53 MBU), down 42% from the previous week. There were 11 vessels to-be-nominated (TBN), down 5  from the previous week.  USDA left their projection for 2022/23 US exports unchanged at…