Vietnam’s soymeal use has been rising at about 7 percent per year. However, the outbreak of African Swine Fever has caused a drop-off in pork production and a concurrent increase in chicken output. Since poultry is more efficient than swine at conversion of plant protein into muscle tissue, the drop in the rate of increase in soymeal is understandable. In 2018, pork production fell by 14.6 percent while poultry production increased by 10 percent. Soymeal consumption rose by just 1.2 percent. In 2020, pork production is forecast to fall by 5.25 percent while poultry output rises by 5.4 percent. This makes any increase in soymeal use in 2020 an even smaller number except for the unknown about any changes in inclusion rates. Hog a...
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...
A federal appeals court paused a USITC ruling against President Trump’s use of Section 122 to impose 10-percent global tariffs. A bipartisan group of 80 House members asked USTR to investigate specialty crop imports from Mexico for unfair trade practices. India notified the WT...
Russian Grain Markets: 4 - 8 May 2026 During the week under review, the Russian grain market began showing more bullish sentiment despite the traditionally slow pace of business during the May holiday period. Russia celebrates several holidays during early May, with Victory Day on 9 May being t...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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