Update to Asia Soybean publishing schedule

Fastmarkets Agriculture did not published AG-SYB-0001 Soybean CFR China $/mt; AG-SYB-0002 Soybean CFR China Premium c$/bu; AG-SYB-0003 Soybean CFR China (Brazil) $/mt; AG-SYB-0004 Soybean CFR China (Brazil) Premium c$/bu; AG-SYB-0005 Soybean CFR China (US Gulf) $/mt; and AG-SYB-0006 Soybean CFR China (US Gulf) on May 1, 2025, and will not publish these prices on May 2 and May 5, 2025, as activity in the local market will be mostly halted due to the Labor Day national holiday in China.

Fastmarkets Agriculture publishing schedule has been updated accordingly. You can find the publishing schedule here.

For more information or to provide feedback on the publishing schedule update, please contact Eduardo Tinti by email at: pricing.ags@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “Asia Soybean publishing schedule, 2025”.

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