The Chinese are back! After days of rumors, USDA/ FAS confirmed China’s return to the U.S. soybean market by reporting its purchase of 1.13 MMT for 2018/19. We expect more such sales will be announced in the coming days. It is likely that the sale reported today is for January-March shipment with most or all of it to come from the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Future sales will be for more deferred positions, and some will likely be for 2019/20, probably for September-November. All told, total sales to China can be expected to reach 5 MMT – sort of a down payment for the 90-day truce and formal negotiations aimed at ending the U.S.-China trade war. Additional Chinese purchases might depend on how those talks progress. U.S. soybean f...
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