Global markets for grains and oilseeds

On Tuesday, spot prices for soybeans and corn stabilized or even increased in the US Midwest as sales picked up, and industry participants studied the monthly US Department of Agriculture's report on supply and demand, published earlier the same day. The US Department of Agriculture left its forecast for US soybean exports unchanged as sales to China resumed after the largest importer avoided purchases for several months due to the fierce trade war with Washington. The US Department of Agriculture forecasts soybean exports in the 2025/26 season, which ends on August 31, at a 13-year low of 1.635 billion bushels, which is 13% less than the previous year. Ending stocks remained at 290 million bushels compared to the previous month. The world's largest soybean importer resumed purchases of US soybeans after a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in late October, at which the White House announced that China had agreed to buy 12 million tons from the current ...