The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) reported on Monday that members crushed 159.2 million bushels of soybeans during June, a record for the month but about 400,000 bushels below market expectations. The total was up 21.2 million bushels from last year while down 4.3 million bushels from May. Assuming NOPA represents 95 percent of the industry, its figure implies an industry-wide crush of 169.7 million bushels in June. NOPA’s estimated daily crushing rate, however, increased 30,000 bushels from 5.28 million in May to 5.31 million in June, in part due to stronger margins. Board crush margins based on nearby futures peaked just above $1.90/bushel in May but fell to $1.45/bushel by the end of that month. They then rose in...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
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