Well, it is nice to be back again to the trading game. I am uploading some data for those who are trading soybeans from the website of International Grains Council at “http://www.igc.int/en/grainsupdate/igcexpprices.aspx”
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WORLD TRADE IN SOYABEANS |
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| IMPORTS |
09/10 |
10/11 |
11/12 |
12/13 (f’cast) |
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28.09.12 |
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25.10.12 |
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| EUROPE |
13.0 |
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12.7 |
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11.5 |
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11.3 |
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11.3 |
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| EU-27 |
12.4 |
12.2 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
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| N & C AMERICA |
4.8 |
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4.8 |
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4.3 |
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4.4 |
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4.3 |
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| Mexico |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
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| Others |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
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| SOUTH AMERICA |
1.2 |
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0.8 |
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0.7 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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| NEAR EAST ASIA |
4.1 |
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3.1 |
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2.2 |
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2.9 |
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2.9 |
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| Iran |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
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| Turkey |
1.9 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
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| Others |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
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| FAR EAST ASIA |
65.3 |
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64.5 |
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68.6 |
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70.2 |
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71.7 |
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| China |
53.9 |
52.5 |
57.0 |
58.6 |
60.0 |
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| Taipei, Chinese |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
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| Indonesia |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
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| Japan |
3.4 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
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| Thailand |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
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| Others |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
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| AFRICA |
2.2 |
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2.1 |
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2.1 |
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2.0 |
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2.2 |
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| Egypt |
1.6 |
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1.6 |
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1.6 |
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1.5 |
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1.6 |
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| Others |
0.5 |
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0.5 |
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0.4 |
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0.5 |
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0.6 |
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| WORLD TOTAL |
93.3 |
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91.1 |
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91.3 |
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93.8 |
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95.6 |
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| EXPORTS |
09/10 |
10/11 |
11/12 |
12/13 (f’cast) |
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(est.) |
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28.09.12 |
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25.10.12 |
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| Argentina |
13.0 |
9.2 |
7.7 |
13.2 |
11.8 |
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| Brazil |
28.6 |
30.0 |
36.3 |
38.5 |
37.0 |
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| Paraguay |
4.9 |
5.5 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
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| USA |
41.7 |
40.2 |
37.3 |
29.2 |
34.4 |
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| Others |
5.1 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
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Furthermore, I have found that the website at http://farmfutures.com is quite comprehensive for the collection of information, so one can follow news on price movements in the commodity markets. Usually I use this website for the trading as well as http://www.agrimoney.com/ website.