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Dec 22,2025

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US Dollar Index: The US Dollar Index continued to climb this week. The escalation of the US-Iran conflict and a sharp rise in crude oil prices have raised market concerns over resurgent inflation, leading to continuous delays in interest rate cut expectations.
Escalating conflict between the United States and Iran has disrupted energy transportation in the Middle East and heightened global geopolitical uncertainty, triggering a sharp rise in prices of crude oil and other bulk commodities.The soybean oil market continued to climb, but a strong appreciation of the U.S. dollar pushed up dollar-denominated commodity prices, curbing the upward momentum of U.S. soybean prices.
Severe weather in Rio Grande do Sul has caused yield losses that dragged down overall output, prompting some analysts to cut Brazil’s soybean production forecast by 3–4 million metric tons.Brazilian farmers have harvested 39% of their soybean crop, lower than the 50% recorded in the same period last year.Rainfall in agricultural regions of Argentina has helped improve soil moisture; although crop conditions continue to deteriorate, the soybean production estimate remains unchanged.
The market expects around 5 million metric tons of imported soybeans to arrive at ports in March.Soybean inventories at crushing plants remain at low levels, and crushing operations have fully resumed.Soybean crushing volume is expected to reach approximately 1.9 million metric tons this week, boosting spot supply of soybean meal.
End-user inventories are relatively high, with purchases made only on an as-needed basis and thin market trading.Soybean meal inventories at crushing plants are expected to stop declining and start rebounding.As of February 27, soybean meal inventories stood at 680,000 metric tons, down 110,000 metric tons month-on-month and up 40,000 metric tons year-on-year.
Rising spot supply of soybean meal, high end-user inventories, and sluggish buying and selling activity have led traders to focus on destocking.However, due to the geopolitical conflicts, the market remains concerned that shipping may not recover smoothly in the coming period, supporting a firm price stance.