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India imported 1.19 million tonnes of edible vegetable oils in December, down by 25.4% or 404,639 tonnes from November, the lowest level in three months, according to data released by the Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) on Tuesday January 14.

Japan's agriculture ministry has issued an international tender to buy 132,888 tonnes of US, Canadian and Australian wheat, according to an official note published by the ministry on Tuesday January 14.

China’s soybean crush volume in the week to Friday January 10 rose from the previous week to 1.93 million tonnes, according to figures from the China National Grains and Oils Information Centre (CNGOIC).

Malaysia’s crude palm oil (CPO) production in 2025 is expected to reach 19.5 million tonnes, a 0.8% increase from 2024’s 19.34 million tonnes, a senior official at the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) said at an industry event on Tuesday January 14.

Speculators in the US corn markets trimmed short positions while adding longs in the week to Tuesday January 7, which sent the net long climbing to the highest level since November 2022, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed late on Monday January 13.

Brazilian corn exports amounted to 1.32 million tonnes in the first two weeks of January, while 226,538 tonnes of soybean were shipped in the same period, customs weekly data showed on Monday January 13.

Soybean futures started the week at a three-month high on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, still reflecting the USDA's stronger-than-expected cuts to US production and stocks estimates in its supply and demand report on Friday January 10.

Soyoil prices extended their rally for the sixth consecutive session, to their highest level in two months, while crude palm oil (CPO) futures started the week stronger and rose to a two-week high on Monday January 13.

US and European wheat futures advanced on Monday January 13, with market participants stating that the grain was gaining strength from the rallies in other crop markets.

US corn futures trended higher on Monday January 13, supported by Friday's USDA monthly supply and demand estimates of tighter supply, along with strong export inspections from the US and good demand in South America and Asia.

The soybean CFR China (Brazil) basis assessment for February shipment was assessed...

The German 12.5% FOB wheat APM for February loading was assessed at an €10 per tonne premium over the March Euronext contract...

Taiwan’s Major Feedmill Group (MFIG) has issued an international tender to purchase as much as 65,000 tonnes of animal feed corn, trade sources told Fastmarkets on Monday January 13.

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Export inspections of US corn rose by 64% to 1.44 million tonnes in the week ending January 9, compared with 877,214 tonnes in the previous week, according to US Department of Agriculture data published on Monday January 13.

Export inspections of US soybeans were up by 4% to 1.35 million tonnes in the week ended Thursday January 9 from the 1.30 million tonnes recorded a week earlier, data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed on Monday January 13.

Export inspections of US wheat decreased by 30% to 288,895 tonnes during the week to Thursday January 9, down from 412,342 tonnes in the previous week, according to data from the USDA released on Monday January 13.

Australian wheat exporters shipped 583,593 tonnes in November, according to monthly data released on Monday January 13, by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Ukrainian sunoil and sunmeal, and Russian sunoil assessments between January 2, 2020 and March 11, 2022 were delayed because of a technical issue.