Investors in the US agricultural sector slashed short positions in all major markets, reducing their net short positions in the week to Tuesday April 23, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed late on Friday April 26.

Argentina is on track to regain its position as the largest soymeal exporter in 2023-2024, with its soybean crop — which has nearly doubled in size — starting to be harvested, but the country faces increasing competition from Brazil and the US for global market share, Fastmarkets understands.

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The European Commission’s forecast for usable production of rapeseed was revised slightly downward to 19.41 million tonnes in 2024-2025...

China’s weekly soyoil stocks as of Friday April 19 were down by 10,000 tonnes from the previous week to 760,000 tonnes...

Below-average yields could lead to lower soybean output in Argentina, while humidity continues to hinder harvest progress for both soybean and corn crop areas...

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In the US Corn Belt, dry weather throughout the region is promoting spring fieldwork, including corn and soybean planting...

Wilmar International has confirmed one of its terminals was damaged in an "incident" and estimated that it will take up to six months to repair the facilities destroyed after a missile attack on the Ukrainian port of Pivdenny...

Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a document that confirms his government has officially seized the assets of Russia-based company Agroterra, wresting control from the company's owner, US-headquartered investment company NCH Capital.

The Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) reported a $60 million loss for 2023 amid the deconsolidation of its Russian business...

Singapore-based Asian agribusiness giant Wilmar International (Wilmar) saw an increase in its palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production in the second half of its 2023 financial year...

China's average hog price dropped by 1.4% and 36.6% on the week and year last week, respectively...

China’s weekly soybean crush level dropped by almost 4% from the previous week to 1.7 million mt last week as many crushers continued to suspend operations due to a lack of soybeans...

China is said to have bought at least 9 cargoes of US soybeans this week and...

Intensifying competition among Chinese crushers is slashing profitability in the sector and leaving half of the potential...

Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture cut its sunflower meal export duty again and kept its tariff for sunflower oil at zero for the month...

The European Commission (EC) on Friday March 22 proposed an increase in tariffs on imports of cereals, oilseeds and grain products into the EU from Russia and Belarus...

China’s agriculture ministry issued new guidelines Monday aimed at better adjusting hog production capacity, including lowering...

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has reduced the export duty on sunflower meal, while leaving the export duty on sunflower oil at...

The European Commission has proposed to extend the duty and quota-free import of agricultural products from Ukraine and Moldova for another year...

The proportion of soybean meal China uses in feed formula has dropped by 1.5 percentage points from 2022 to 13% currently...

Tensions between EU member states and neighboring Ukraine continue to run high, despite the introduction of a licensing scheme for agricultural imports introduced last December...

China will strive to maintain its soybean area above 150 million mu (24.7 million acre) and oil crop area above 200 million mu this year...