Due to negative crush margins, some soybean crushing plants in China are suspending operations, according to industry sources. Bunge, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), Cargill and other plants have or plan to suspend operations. The market is waiting for the Chinese government to sell about 5 MMT of soybeans from its reserves to cover demand from March to May. Over the past week, an estimated 10 to 12 cargoes of soybeans have been canceled from South America due to high soybean prices and low Chinese soymeal prices.
Some Chinese Soybean Crushing Plants Suspending Operations
Due to negative crush margins, some soybean crushing plants in China are suspending operations, according to industry sources.
(AgWeb)
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