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Key Takeaway
- Factors affecting Soyabean Ext. (FAS) (Bulk) (Ex-Kandla) 48/2.5 prices: Prices are primarily influenced by soybean seed prices, domestic soybean production, crushing volumes, soybean meal availability and processor margins. Since the product is export-oriented and supplied through Kandla, export demand, international soybean meal prices, CBOT soybean prices, competing origins such as Argentina, Brazil and the US, and global feed demand are major drivers.
- Poultry, livestock and aquaculture feed demand, both domestically and internationally, affects the underlying value of soybean meal. Prices are also influenced by soybean oil prices, crushing economics, export orders, currency movements, ocean freight, port handling costs and FAS-related logistics. Additionally, protein content, moisture, fibre, residual oil and other quality specifications, along with seasonal soybean arrivals, inventory levels, government trade policies, export regulations and availability of competing protein meals such as rapeseed and sunflower meal, can significantly affect prices.
About This Dataset
Soyabean Ext. (FAS) (Bulk) (Ex-Kandla) 48/2.5 refers to an export-oriented commercial specification for soybean extraction meal supplied in bulk through Kandla under an FAS delivery basis.
Breakdown of the Trading Term
- Soyabean Ext.: Soybean extraction meal/soybean meal obtained after extraction of oil from soybeans and primarily used as a high-protein feed ingredient.
- FAS: Free Alongside Ship, an Incoterms delivery term under which the seller delivers the goods alongside the vessel nominated by the buyer at the specified port of shipment.
- Bulk: Indicates that the product is supplied as loose bulk cargo rather than in bags or other unit packaging.
- (Ex-Kandla): Indicates Kandla as the commercial dispatch/port price basis.
- 48: Specifies a minimum crude protein content of 48%.
- 2.5: Specifies a maximum silica/sand content of 2.5%.
Commercial Relevance:
This specification provides exporters, importers, feed manufacturers and traders with a common reference for soybean meal quality, shipment form and delivery basis at Kandla.
Methodology
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