US soybean futures up on increased overseas demand

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US soybean futures up on increased overseas demand

Exporters sell more than double 2012 numbers, China top buyer

Release Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Soybean futures rose for the third time the week of October 20 after the U.S. government reported increased overseas demand.

In the week ended October 3, exporters sold 929,752 metric tons of soybeans for delivery before September 30, more than double 2012 numbers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest report. The top buyer was China, the world's biggest consumer. Sales of soybean meal jumped to 850,141 tons, the most since before 1990, government data showed.

U.S. exporters just keep selling soybeans to China and other overseas customers," said Roy Huckabay, an executive vice president at Chicago-based Linn Group. "The jump in meal sales is the big surprise and the main driver for higher prices today."

Soybean futures for delivery in January climbed 0.2 percent to $13.065 per bushel at 10:23 a.m. on the Chicago Board of Trade. Soybean-meal futures for December delivery rose 1.1 percent to $425.90 for 2,000 pounds, after touching $427.40, the highest since September 19.

In the 12 months that started October 1, China's soybean imports may jump 16 percent to a record 69 million metric tons from a year earlier, and corn shipments might more than double to 7 million metric tons, according to the USDA.

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中国从美国进口大豆的数量竟然已经高达到6900万吨

007畜牧

bonderic 发表于 2013-10-31 11:44
中国从美国进口大豆的数量竟然已经高达到6900万吨

简单地说，公吨是tonne或者metric ton，吨是ton。1公吨（tonne, metric ton）= 1000公斤，1吨（ton）= 1016公斤（Br）或907.2公斤（US）。但事情并不是这么简单。
　　公吨是公制的单位，在英文中原本的表达法为tonne或者metric ton。由于用公吨的人太多，人都喜欢偷懒，故常把metric ton缩略为ton。国外客户说ton的时候，有可能是指metric ton。我们中国人说吨，其实指的都是公吨，因为中国采用公制。（我们说1吨等于1000公斤，也证明了我们所说的吨，其实是公吨。）
　　吨（原本意义上的吨）是英制单位，英文中是ton。英国和美国对ton的定义不同。在英国1 ton等于1016公斤，因此英国的吨又成为long ton（长吨）；在美国1 ton等于907公斤，因此美国的吨又成为short ton（短吨）。
　　

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007畜牧 发表于 2013-10-31 14:07
简单地说，公吨是tonne或者metric ton，吨是ton。1公吨（tonne, metric ton）= 1000公斤，1吨（ton）= 10 ...

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