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June 25 (Futures News) – According to foreign media reports, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract down 0.7%, marking the third decline in the past four trading days. This was mainly due to the plunge in international crude oil futures, with speculative funds continuing to sell. International crude oil fell by more than $3 per ton on Wednesday, closing at its lowest level in four months, as market concerns about supply eased as more tankers left the Strait of Hormuz. Soybean futures are typically influenced by crude oil movements because soybeans are a key feedstock for biofuel production. Generally favorable weather conditions in the U.S. Midwest, which are conducive to early crop growth, continued to weigh on the soybean market and encouraged speculative funds to continue selling.On June 25th, according to foreign media reports, soybean meal futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed mixed on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract closing down 0.4%, following the downward trend in neighboring soybean and soybean oil markets. Favorable weather conditions in U.S. soybean producing regions and a clear production outlook continued to pressure the soybean and soybean product markets. The sharp drop in international crude oil futures also negatively impacted the soybean and soybean product markets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its weekly export sales report on Thursday. Analysts expect net U.S. soybean meal export sales for the week ending June 18, 2026, to be between 200,000 and 550,000 tons. In comparison, the previous weeks net sales for U.S. soybean meal in the 2025/26 marketing year were 283,900 tons, and net sales for the 2026/27 marketing year were 120,200 tons.June 25 (Futures News) – According to foreign media reports, soybean oil futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract down 1.3%, following the downward trend in the international crude oil market. Crude oil prices fell by more than $3, reaching levels seen before the Iran-Iraq War, as supply concerns eased as more tankers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz departed. U.S. crude oil futures prices fell below $70 per barrel, hitting their lowest level since March 2. The soybean oil futures market typically follows crude oil trends because soybean oil is a feedstock for biofuels.June 25 (Futures News) – According to foreign media reports, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures closed slightly lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract down 0.6%, mainly reflecting the plunge in international crude oil futures and generally favorable weather conditions in the Corn Belt. As tensions in the Middle East eased, more oil tankers left the Strait of Hormuz, causing international crude oil prices to fall further to their lowest level in four months. This put downward pressure on the corn market. Corn is a key raw material for bioethanol production. In recent weeks, speculative funds have been significantly reducing their large net long positions in CBOT corn futures, exacerbating the decline in corn prices. However, recent strong US corn export sales have provided a floor for the corn market.Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary: No abnormalities occurred at the nuclear facility, and there were no casualties.

In Colombia, natural gas consumption has outpaced production

Charlie Brooks

Jun 28, 2022 11:31


According to our most recent Colombia Country Analysis Brief, Colombia imported 14,2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas to help meet its natural gas demand for electricity in 2020, when a drop in hydroelectric power was caused by drought.


In 2020, hydroelectricity will contribute to around 65% of Colombia's electrical generation, down from nearly 80% in earlier years. Since hydropower is Colombia's principal energy source, droughts may have a significant effect on the country's electrical producing mix.


The bulk of natural gas used in Colombia is produced domestically and employed to create electricity. In recent years, imports have progressively bridged the gap between domestic natural gas production and domestic demand. In 2020, Colombia produced 399 Bcf of dry natural gas, while domestic consumption was 413 Bcf.


Concerns over the reliability of the nation's electricity supply prompted the Colombian government to approve the Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao (SPEC) LNG import plant in November 2014. The facility started operations in November 2016. The administration has since proposed the Pacific Regasification LNG terminal as the nation's second LNG import plant.


EPM is currently developing the new hydroelectric dam project Ituango. The first of eight 300-megawatt generating units will commence operating in the second part of 2022. The whole project will have a capacity of 2.4 gigawatts when it is finished in 2025. If completed, the Ituango project would be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Colombia in terms of generating capacity. In 2020, the installed electrical production capacity of Colombia was 17 gigawatts.

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