May 2026 U.S. soybean crush volume missed market projections, dropping 1.45% from April but rising 8.27% year-over-year due to demand from biofuel manufacturers and capacity expansion.

China's May soybean imports reached 11.79M tonnes, exceeding forecasts but falling year-on-year, driven by improved customs processes and Brazil exports.

Learn about updated customs rules for frozen food venues, higher thresholds, dynamic supervision, and their impacts on importers and the cold chain industry.

Argentina resumes major beef production and 10 US meat plants extend export validity, boosting global meat supply and competition in the Chinese market.

May 2026 saw declining spot grain prices in China due to weak demand, high supply, and rising sprouted wheat inflows. State reserve corn auctions slowed while procurement surged.

CBOT soybeans trade sideways as old pricing models fade and new drivers like policy and energy demand emerge amid shifting global supply dynamics.

Peruvian fishmeal prices rise to 20,500 yuan due to weak catch and tight supply; soybean meal falls under pressure from abundant imports and weak demand.

Soybean and rapeseed meal prices rise in China as futures and spot markets gain on U.S. agricultural purchase commitments, though supply pressures linger.

EU oilseed production for 2026/27 is forecast at 32.55 million tons, up 0.7% monthly and 2.6% yearly. Crushing and vegetable oil output rise, while stocks decline.

US soybean planting is ahead of last year and the five-year average, reaching 67% completion as of May 17, the fastest pace on record.

Global corn prices fell due to weak U.S. exports and China-U.S. summit outcomes, while domestic Chinese markets face pressure from weak demand and wheat substitution.

According to the statistics of Chongqing Railway Logistics Center of Chengdu Bureau of the State Railway, in the first quarter of 2026, the traffic volume of the new land and sea channel in western Chongqing increased by more than 30% year-on-year, realizing a double increase in the number of trains and the loading volume. Chongqing has realized the deep integration of multimodal transport by building a modern logistics system. At present, the channel has covered 138 stations in China and 584 ports in 127 countries around the world.

On April 28, 2025, the Shanghai Maritime Court held a symposium to inform the 2020-2025 maritime litigation services and typical cases, focusing on the facilitation, specialization, coordination and internationalization of litigation services, the introduction of the "Model Clause" and "Special Arbitration Case Guidelines", and continue to create maritime dispute resolution preferred.

The Supreme People's Court issued the second batch of typical cases of service guarantee for the construction of new land-sea corridors in the western region, covering cross-border trade, logistics and transportation, and the identification of extraterritorial laws, and demonstrated the role of justice in the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure and the "soft connectivity" of rules and mechanisms. The supporting role is aimed at optimizing the legalized business environment and providing fair and efficient judicial guarantees for channel construction.