Soybeans Hold onto Gains at Wednesday’s Close

Austin Schroeder Barchart Wed Dec 11, 4:46PM CST
Soybean field and sunshine by fotokostic via iStock

Soybeans settled the Wednesday session with contracts ¾ to 5 ½ cents higher. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 1/2 cent at $9.46 1/2. Soymeal futures were down 90 cents to 40 cents/ton higher on the day. Soy Oil futures ended down 21 to 30 points on the session. 

Export Sales data is expected to show between 1.5 and 2.2 MMT in soybean sales for 2024/25 in the week of 12/5, with 0-50,000 MT of 2025/26 soybean sales. Meal bookings are seen at 175,000 to 450,000 MT in that week, as bean oil sales are estimated at 5,000 to 100,000 MT.

On Tuesday, USDA left US soybean stocks alone at 470 mbu. For the world numbers, carryout was up 0.13 MMT at 131.87 MMT. After USDA left the Brazilian number at 169 MMT on Tuesday, CONAB will release their monthly update on Thursday.

Jan 25 Soybeans  closed at $9.95 1/2, up 3/4 cent,

Nearby Cash  was $9.46 1/2, up 1/2 cent,

Mar 25 Soybeans  closed at $10.02 3/4, up 2 1/2 cents,

Jul 25 Soybeans  closed at $10.23 1/2, up 3 cents,


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