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Soybean Oil Jan '26 (ZLF26)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Facing New Years Eve Pressure

Soybeans are falling 11 to 12 cents in the nearbys on the New Years Eve session. There were 1,062 deliveries issued against January beans on FND.  The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 12 cents lower at $9.67. Soymeal futures were steady to $2.10/ton lower, with Soy Oil futures up 7 to 15 points on the day. There were no deliveries for January soy meal, with 7 issued for Jan bean oil.

The market will be closed on Thursday for New Years Day, with a hard open at 8:30 am CST on Friday. 

USDA gave us another weekly update for the week ending on 12/18 this morning, with 1.056 MMT of soybeans sold, which failed to reach trade expectations of between 1.4 to 2.4 MMT. That was down 55.94% from the previous week but up 7.9% from the same week last year. 

Meal sales were tallied at 299,131 MT, on the lower end of estimates of between 200,000-500,000 MT. Soy oil sales were tallied at 49,197 MT for 2025/26, which exceeded the range of estimates at 0-24,000 MT, with... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Soybean Oil
Contract Size
60,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.01 points ($6.00 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
$600
Margin/Maintenance
$2,310/2,100
First Notice Date
12/31/25
Expiration Date
01/14/26 (14 days)

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Soybean Oil Jan '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 23, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
354,801 (+8,426)
293,926 (-17,692)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
110,413 (+3,044)
168,298 (+28,309)
Producers - Long / Short
215,797 (+7,281)
261,498 (-14,825)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
118,031 (+3,424)
11,455 (-588)
Managed Money - Long / Short
61,104 (+167)
123,156 (+26,404)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
49,309 (+2,877)
45,142 (+1,905)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
47.51 +1.18%
on 12/19/25
52.90 -9.13%
on 12/02/25
-3.98 (-7.65%)
since 11/28/25
3-Month
47.51 +1.18%
on 12/19/25
52.90 -9.13%
on 12/02/25
-1.77 (-3.55%)
since 09/30/25
52-Week
40.21 +19.55%
on 01/03/25
57.27 -16.06%
on 07/30/25
+7.29 (+17.88%)
since 12/30/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 49.58
2nd Resistance Point 49.25
1st Resistance Point 48.66
Last Price 48.07s
1st Support Level 47.74
2nd Support Level 47.41
3rd Support Level 46.82

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52-Week High 57.27
Fibonacci 61.8% 50.75
Fibonacci 50% 48.74
Last Price 48.07s
Fibonacci 38.2% 46.73
52-Week Low 40.21

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