China’s GDP is expected to slow down in 2019, compared to 2018 (+6.3% against 6.6%), but demand for dairy products remains high in the first four months of the year. Between January and April of this year Chinese imports grew…
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U.S. dairy exports are slowing, except for Fresh Cheese
The United States shipped, in March 2019, 195,163 tons of dairy products, -10.9% compared to March 2018, influenced by the negative trend in sales of Whey Powder and Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP). The decline in sales of SMP (-9.3%) reflects…
EU Soybean import continues to be high
Global Soybean production for 2018-19 is estimated at a record level of 360.6 Mio Tons. The slight increase compared to previous estimates, reflects favorable weather in Brazil, the world’s Soybean biggest exporter, in particular in the Rio Grande do Sul,…
Ukraine boosts Corn exports
Global Corn production for the 2018-19 season is estimated at 1107.4 Mio Tons, higher than the previous forecasts and +2.9% from last season. Brazil Corn production is raised, reflecting improved yield prospects for second-crop corn. Argentina corn is higher based…
EU Soybean import from the US: the boom continues
Global Soybean production for the 2018-19 season is estimated at the record level of 360.1 Mio Tons, although slightly down (-0.3%) compared to last month forecast, reflecting a lower production decline expected in Brazil (-0.5 Mio Tons), given the dry…
U.S. Corn and Soy production slips [Corn and Soybean - n°10/2018]
Starting from the report of November 2018, the data show a significative variation, following the large revision for Corn data in China, made by Chinese National Bureau of Statistics. The global Corn production for the 2018-19 season is expected to…
Chinese dairy imports continue to grow, although at a slower pace
After the trade tensions with the U.S., China has stopped all official updates of dairy import data. On the basis of the figures provided by the exporting countries, we can still outline a positive trend in Chinese imports. The first…
Corn and Soybean yields increase in the U.S. [Corn and Soybean - n°8/2018]
Global Corn and Soybean production for the season 2018-19 is projected higher in comparison with July estimates, mainly on the higher production expected in the U.S., the world largest producer of Corn and currently also of Soybean. Global production is…
China’s duties limit U.S. Soybean export [Corn and Soybean - n°07/2018]
Global production for the season 2018-19 is projected higher both for Corn and Soybean, respectively at 1054.3 Mio t (+0.2% from June outlook) and 359.5 Mio t (+1.2%). Corn production increased in the U.S. (361.5 Mio t, +1.4%), on higher…
Lower estimates for U.S. Corn and Soybean ending stocks [Corn and Soybean - n°6/2018]
Global Corn production for the season 2018-19 is projected at 1052.42 Mio Tons, -0.3% from May outlook, but it is unchanged in the largest producing Countries. Compared to the 2017-18 season, increases are expected for China (+4.2%), Brazil (+12.9%) and…
