Soybeans Pressure Continues into Tuesday Trade

Soybeans are trading with Tuesday AM losses of 9 to 10 cents. They posted 9 to 10 cent losses across most contracts on Monday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 8 1/2 cents at $9.35 ½. Soymeal futures were steady to $1.50/ton higher on the day. Soy Oil contracts were down 125 to 143 points on the session, as $3.70/barrel losses on crude were playing a negative role. 

The average close for November soybean futures, which indicates the fall crop insurance price, so far this month is $10.28. That is $1.27 below the February base price.

NOPA will release their monthly crush report later this morning, with the trade looking for a 170.33 mbu total above members during September. Soybean oil stocks are estimated at 1.083 billion lbs. 

Chinese soybean imports in September totaled 11.37 MMT according to the country’s customs data, which was up 59% from the same month last year. Since Jan 1, their imports have totaled 81.85 MMT, 8.1% largest than the year prior.

AgRural estimates the Brazilian soybean crop at 8.2% planted as of last Thursday, vs. the 17% from last year. Initial CONAB estimates were released this morning, showing the 2024/25 soybean crop estimated at 166.05 MMT. That is shy of the current 169 MMT USDA number but up 18.67 MMT from their estimate for the 2023/24 crop,

Nov 24 Soybeans  closed at $9.96, down 9 1/2 cents, currently down  9 1/2 cents

Nearby Cash  was $9.35 1/2, down 8 1/2 cents,

Jan 25 Soybeans  closed at $10.11 1/2, down 9 1/2 cents, currently down 9 1/2 cents

May 25 Soybeans  closed at $10.39 1/4, down 10 cents, currently down 9 3/4 cents

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