Feed Grains: US corn outstanding export sales up 31 per cent

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Published: July 11, 2016

By Commodity News Service Canada

WINNIPEG, July 11 (CNS Canada) – Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Monday, July 11.

– US corn outstanding export sales for the ongoing market year is currently sitting at a total 11.8 million tonnes, a 31 per cent increase from the same period last year, according to the USDA.

– China’s soybean imports are expected to hit 86 million tonnes in 2016/17. Demand for industry feed and protein is expected to rise due to a recovery in the pork sector and growth in the poultry industry, according to the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service.

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