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Soybean Meal May '25 (ZMK25)

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Soybean Meal Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Sliding to Thursday Morning Trade

Soybeans are trading with 2 to 5 ½ cent losses on Thursday morning. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts falling 10 to 16 ¾ cents. Open interest was down 8,142 contracts on Wednesday, mainly in the nearbys, with November up 4,479 contracts. There was just one delivery issued above May soybeans overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 16 1/2 cents at $11.27 1/2. Soymeal futures were down 30 cents to $3.10 in the front months on the session, with Soy Oil futures down 139 to 189 points at the close. Crude oil was the pressure factor, falling $6.06 on the day on easing US/Iran tensions.

Export Sales data will be published this morning, with traders looking for 200,000-500,000 MT in 2025/26 soybean sales, for the last week of April. New crop sales are seen 0-100,000 MT. Soybean meal sales are seen in a range of 150,000-450,000 MT, with bean oil bookings expected to total net reductions of 12,000 MT to net sales of 20,000 MT.

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Contract Specifications

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Contract
Soybean Meal
Contract Size
100 tons (2,000 pounds per ton)
Tick Size
10 cents per ton ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
7:00p.m. - 7:45a.m. and 8:30a.m. - 1:20p.m. (Settles 1:15p.m.) (Sun-Fri) CST
Exchange
CBOT
Point Value
$100
Margin/Maintenance
$1,705/1,550
First Notice Date
04/30/25
Expiration Date
05/14/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Meal May '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
247,036 (-28,366)
407,465 (-26,956)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
196,695 (+9,906)
53,594 (+3,260)
Producers - Long / Short
118,305 (-20,899)
385,035 (-21,621)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
122,307 (-4,310)
16,006 (-2,178)
Managed Money - Long / Short
151,421 (+7,522)
30,362 (+4,526)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
45,274 (+2,384)
23,232 (-1,266)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
285.4 unch
on 05/14/25
299.0 -4.55%
on 04/17/25
-11.7 (-3.94%)
since 04/14/25
3-Month
282.1 +1.17%
on 04/04/25
309.8 -7.88%
on 03/13/25
-18.6 (-6.12%)
since 02/14/25
52-Week
282.1 +1.17%
on 04/04/25
376.2 -24.14%
on 05/15/24
-86.5 (-23.26%)
since 05/14/24

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 285.4
2nd Resistance Point 285.4
1st Resistance Point 285.4
Last Price 285.4s
1st Support Level 285.4
2nd Support Level 285.4
3rd Support Level 285.4

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52-Week High 376.2
Fibonacci 61.8% 340.3
Fibonacci 50% 329.1
Fibonacci 38.2% 318.0
Last Price 285.4s
52-Week Low 282.1

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