AgRural reported that, as of March 9, 2017 56% of soybean areas in Brazil have been harvested, which is 4% higher than the previous year and 9% more than the average index for the past five years.
Oil World reported that 1.41 mln tons of rapeseed were exported from Canada in January 2017 – a record monthly level. Export was 0.62 mln tons in January 2016.
Japanese Ministry of Agriculture has announced a regular auction for the purchase of 146,455 tons of milling wheat from the USA and Canada to be delivered between April 21 and June 20, 2017.
In the current season (October - January 2016 – 2017), India is reducing oilseed oil purchases by 21% versus the same period of the previous year from 4.39 mln tons to 3.49 mln tons.
