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Soybean Meal May '23 (ZMK23)

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Soybean Meal Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Ease Lower on Thursday

Soybeans posted Thursday losses of 5 to 6 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 5 3/4 cents lower at $9.88. Soymeal futures were down $1.10 to $2.70 on Thursday, with Soy Oil futures 11 to 21 points higher on the day. 

A private export sale of 132,000 MT of soybeans were reported as sold to China by the USDA this morning.

USDA tallied 877,914 MT of soybean sold in the week ending on January 1 in this morning’s Export Sales report, on the lower side of expectations of between 0.75-1.3 MMT for 2025/26. That was a 7-week low but well above the same week last year. China was the buyer of 470,100 MT, with 173,200 MT sold to Egypt.

Soybean meal bookings were just 158,143 MT, which made their way into the estimated 100,000-350,000 MT. Soybean oil sales were 24,874 MT, which was near the top end of the 0-30,000 MT expectations.

October exports were tallied at 5.264 MMT (197.1 mbu) according to Census, down 43.05% from last year and the lowest sinc... Read more

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
04/28/23
Expiration Date
05/12/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Meal May '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 30, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
257,601 (-7,617)
266,356 (-14,753)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
105,952 (-8,516)
108,326 (-2,655)
Producers - Long / Short
140,485 (-6,481)
248,769 (-13,026)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
107,450 (+1,000)
7,921 (+409)
Managed Money - Long / Short
69,840 (+4,203)
83,034 (-871)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
36,112 (-12,719)
25,292 (-1,784)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
415.0 +3.16%
on 05/11/23
471.1 -9.13%
on 04/18/23
-32.1 (-6.98%)
since 04/12/23
3-Month
415.0 +3.16%
on 05/11/23
498.0 -14.04%
on 03/07/23
-52.1 (-10.85%)
since 02/10/23
52-Week
373.1 +14.74%
on 07/05/22
498.0 -14.04%
on 03/07/23
+43.8 (+11.40%)
since 05/12/22

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Soybeans Ease Lower on Thursday

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Soybeans Easing Back on Thursday

Soybeans are showing 3 to 6 cent losses so far on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 5 1/2 cents lower at $9.88 ¼. Soymeal futures are showing nearby contracts within 50 cents...

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ZLH26 : 49.69 (+0.49%)
ZMH26 : 305.2 (+0.53%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSF26 : 1052-2 (+0.50%)
ZSH26 : 1067-0 (+0.54%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Average Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 430.0
2nd Resistance Point 429.0
1st Resistance Point 428.6
Last Price 428.1s
1st Support Level 427.2
2nd Support Level 426.2
3rd Support Level 425.8

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52-Week High 498.0
Fibonacci 61.8% 450.3
Fibonacci 50% 435.5
Last Price 428.1s
Fibonacci 38.2% 420.8
52-Week Low 373.1

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