# Agro Perspectiva

> USDA's August 2018 oilseeds outlook cut the EU 2018/19 oilseed production forecast sharply on severe weather, with lower rapeseed yields. EU soybean and soymeal import forecasts were raised to 15.8 and 18.5 million tons. Ukrainian rapeseed and sunflowerseed meal import forecasts were also raised.

- Date: 2018-08-16 · published 2018-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63646-agro-perspectiva
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher EU imports of soymeal, rapeseed meal and sunflower meal support global protein meal demand and prices, with US soy gaining EU export share while China diverts to Brazil.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-08-29 | [Agro Perspectiva](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28889-agro-perspectiva.md) | +3.2% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2020-07-02 | [Market Perspectives – July 2, 2020 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12771-market-perspectives-july-2-2020-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +0.8% | -1.0% |
| SBM | 2023-07-13 | [Market Perspectives – July 13, 2023 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7054-market-perspectives-july-13-2023-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +5.4% | +2.3% |
| SBM | 2019-08-16 | [A Reinforced Case For A Bullish Edible Oil Market » Trilateral - Perspectives You Can Price On](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57643-a-reinforced-case-for-a-bullish-edible-oil-market-trilateral-perspectives-you.md) | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2019-11-19 | [Soybean Crush Prospects - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56130-soybean-crush-prospects-proag.md) | -1.0% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2022-10-12 | [Perspective: Mid-Day Commentary for October 12](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39101-perspective-mid-day-commentary-for-october-12.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2024-05-16 | [Market Perspectives - May 16, 2024 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10514-market-perspectives-may-16-2024-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +2.7% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2016-11-10 | [Market Perspectives November 10, 2016 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12242-market-perspectives-november-10-2016-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +0.8% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- agroperspectiva.com: https://agroperspectiva.com/en/news/171424

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