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Soybean Oil Sep '17 (ZLU17)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Close Lower to Initiate 2026 Trade

Soybeans came back from earlier sharp weakness on Friday to close the initial 2026 session with contracts down a penny to 3 cents. March was down 26 ¾ cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 6 ¼ cents higher at $9.70. Soymeal futures were $2.30 to $4.10/ton lower, with March down $11.40. Soy Oil futures were up 61 to 80 points on the day, as March settled with an 8 point gain on the week. 

Export Sales data will be out on Monday morning for the week ending on December 25, with analysts looking for 0.7-1.8 MMT of 2025/26 soybean bookings, with 0-150,000 MT for 2026/27. Meal sales are seen between 150,000-500,000 MT, with bean oil sales seen between 0-20,000 MT.

November crush data was updated this afternoon, with NASS showing a total of 220.48 mbu of soybeans crushed during the month, falling shy of estimates. That was down 6.7% from last month, but still 4.98% larger yr/yr. Soybean crush in the first quarter of 2025/26 was 661.74 mbu up 49.5... 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
08/31/17
Expiration Date
09/14/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Oil Sep '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep 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
32.62 +6.25%
on 08/16/17
35.60 -2.64%
on 09/05/17
+1.24 (+3.71%)
since 08/14/17
3-Month
31.64 +9.54%
on 06/23/17
35.60 -2.64%
on 09/05/17
+2.33 (+7.21%)
since 06/14/17
52-Week
31.17 +11.20%
on 06/05/17
38.29 -9.48%
on 12/07/16
+1.85 (+5.64%)
since 09/14/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 34.95
1st Resistance Point 34.81
Last Price 34.66s
1st Support Level 34.59
2nd Support Level 34.51
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 38.29
Fibonacci 61.8% 35.57
Fibonacci 50% 34.73
Last Price 34.66s
Fibonacci 38.2% 33.89
52-Week Low 31.17

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