Soyabean export premiums for shipments from the US Gulf Coast were mostly steady on Wednesday amid moderate demand and growing supplies from a bumper US harvest, traders said. Basis values for spot CIF soyabean barges shipped to Gulf terminals rebounded from a steep decline on Tuesday. Deferred CIF values were steady to slightly firmer raising costs for exporters in need of supplies for their shipments in coming months.
China has filled most if its November shipment needs and is mostly concentrating on December shipments. The top soya importer has booked a moderate volume of US soyabeans this week for shipment in those two months, as well as some cargoes of South American soyabeans for shipment in early 2017, a trader said. The US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed private sales of 185,000 tonnes of US soyabeans for delivery to unknown destinations in the 2016-17 season.
Net soyabean export sales last week were estimated at 1.0 million-1.3 million tonnes, down slightly from the prior week, according to analyst estimates gathered ahead of the USDA's weekly export sales report on Thursday. Soyabean offers for vessels loaded in October were ill defined as most buyers were well supplied for immediate shipments. November offers were around 70 cents a bushel over Chicago Board of Trade November futures, which closed 9 cents higher at $9.81-1/2 a bushel.
Corn and wheat export premiums were mostly flat. Egypt's GASC is seeking to buy cargoes of wheat for shipment November 21-30 via a tender closing on Thursday. Traders said US wheat would likely again be undercut by cheaper Russian grain. October corn shipments were offered at about 65 cents over CBOT December futures, which closed 3-3/4 cents higher at $3.57-1/2 a bushel.
SRW wheat October shipments were offered around 95 cents over CBOT December futures, which closed 1/4 cent higher at $4.20-1/4 a bushel. October HRW wheat cargoes were offered at 130 cents over December futures, which closed 3-1/2 cents higher at $4.25-1/4 a bushel.
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