China Sells Reserve Soybeans China’s National Grain Trade Center today announced the government sold 192,324 MT of reserve stock soybeans at auction. They were sold at 3,043 yuan/MT ($476/MT), only 1.4 percent above the minimum sales price of 3,000 yuan/MT. The volume sold was approximately just 60 percent of the soybeans offered, which were produced in 2012 and 2013. More will be offered for sale in auctions over the coming weeks. Informa Raises Forecast for U.S. Soybean Plantings Informa Economics yesterday raised its forecast for U.S. soybean plantings in 2018, telling clients it now expects a total 89.902 million acres, up from its previous forecast of 89.4 million acres and USDA’s forecast of 88.982 million acres...
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