1. For the week ending October 30, the profit for self-bred and self-raised pig farming was a loss of RMB 359.42 per head, compared to a loss of RMB 307.38 per head on October 23. The profit for raising piglets purchased from outside sources was a loss of RMB 190.10 per head, compared to a loss of RMB 174.09 per head on October 23.
2. Data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that private exporters reported sales of 165,150 tons of soybeans to unknown destinations for delivery in the 2026/2027 marketing year. Private exporters also reported sales of 132,000 tons of soybeans to unknown destinations for delivery in the 2026/2027 marketing year.
3. According to Mysteel's nationwide dynamic full-sample survey of oil mills, in the 44th week of 2026 (October 24th to October 30th), the actual soybean crushing volume of domestic oil mills was 2.1315 million tons, a decrease of 317,200 tons from the previous week and 289,000 tons lower than the estimated crushing volume; the actual operating rate was 57.86%.
4. On October 29th, Nine Dragons Paper's production bases in Dongguan, Taicang, Quanzhou, and Chongqing successively announced that they would implement price increases for products such as corrugated paper and recycled kraft paper starting from early November, with increases of 30-50 yuan/ton.
5. The seven OPEC+ oil-producing countries reiterated their commitment to market stability and will maintain the December production quotas stipulated in September 2026 unchanged.
6. Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), in formulating its 2027 Work Plan and Budget (RKAB) nickel ore production quota, will comprehensively consider the global nickel market supply and demand situation and the ore demand of domestic smelters to maintain market stability. It is understood that Indonesia's revised nickel ore production quota for 2026 has reached approximately 290 million to 300 million tons, higher than the initial target of 260 million to 270 million tons.
7. The Yichun Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment issued an approval decision for the environmental impact assessment document of the Jianxiawo lithium mine mining project. This project is a new construction project, proposing to mine the Jianxiawo lithium mine in Zhenkouli, Yifeng County, Jiangxi Province, located in Fengxin County. The designed lithium recovery rate is 98%, the designed ore resource utilization is 513.525 million tons, the mining volume is 30 million tons/year, and the designed service life is 18 years.
