Chinese Back to Buying U.S. Soybeans, May Buy Large Amount for Reserves USDA announced a total of 470,000 MT of soybeans has been sold to a Chinese buyer for 2019/20 shipment in the last two days. The buyer is reported to be COFCO, a state-owned company. Reports indicate the sales are expected to be shipped to China beginning in July. It is possible additional sales of soybeans to China will be announced tomorrow. Reuters has reported China intends to purchase corn, cotton soybeans and soyoil in the future to restock its reserves. The amounts mentioned were 20 MMT of corn, 10 MMT of soybeans, 1 MMT each of cotton and sugar and 2 MMT of soyoil. However, those amounts have not been confirmed. It is likely a large share of the corn and soybe...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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