USDA’s July 2025 outlook for U.S. soybeans is for increased ending stocks compared to last month: U.S. soybean crush for 2025/26 was raised 50 million bushels to 2.54 billion on the assumption that demand for soybean oil for biofuel would increase. The U.S. seasonal average farm price of soybeans for 2025/26 is projected at $10.10 per bushel, down 15 cents from last month. The soybean meal price is lowered $20 to $290 per short ton and the soybean oil price is raised 7 cents to 53 cents per pound. The global soybean forecast is for higher ending stocks. ...
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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...