Grain market review: Oilseeds
Higher energy prices and the prospect of increased demand for the biofuels sector have put a bullish tone into oilseeds markets in recent weeks as geopolitics once again overshadow supply factors. The International Grains Council (IGC) said in its Grain Market Report, published on May 21, that “average international soybean export prices were around 3%...
US first-quarter flour production to 15-year low
WASHINGTON, DC, US — Flour production in January-March 2026 totaled 102.547 million cwts, down 2.830 million cwts, or 2.7%, from 105.377 million in the first quarter of 2025, according to data issued May 1 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the US Department of Agriculture. Production in the first quarter was down 1.524 million...