According to traders estimate, in December, Import of vegetable oils to India will reach 600,000 tonnes at 750,000 tonnes in October. Domestic consumption will be directed to oils produced in the country.
According to UkrAgroConsult in 2017/2018 sunflower crop in Bulgaria will be 1.9 million tonnes at 1.8 million tonnes a year earlier. During the season the domestic consumption of sunflower will increase and import will decline – trends that have started in 2013/2014.
According to Oil World, palm oil stocks in Malaysia at the end of 2017 will reach 2.3 million tonnes at 1.67 million tonnes at the end of 2016 and 2.63 million tonnes at the end of 2015.
In October import of soybean to China is 5.86 million tonnes, by 28% less than in September. The figure is far below the market expectations, though by 12% above last year's figure – 5.21 million tonnes. There is a delay of shipments from the US.
During the period November - December , 5 million tonnes of soybean will be exported from Brazil to China, double as much as last year's 2.49 million tonnes.
As of October 15, 2017, in the US,harvest is completed on 28% of the areas under corn cultivation at 22% a weak earlier, 44% a year earlier and 47% on average over the last 5 years.
As of October 12, 2017 Brazilian farmers have sown 12% of the planned areas for soybean cultivation so far, at average level for the last years - 11%. The government expects the soybean crop to reach 106 – 108.2 million tonnes at 114 million tonnes in 2016/17.
As of 12.10.2017 harvest of sunflower in Ukraine is completed on 5.016 million hectares (84%). 9.737 million tonnes are harvested at average yield of 1.94 mt/ha. Given the results, total sunflower crop in Ukraine will reach 11.4 million tonnes.
