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Soybean Oil Dec '17 (ZLZ17)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Join the Thursday Rally, with Bean Oil Paving the Way

Soybeans were higher on Thursday led by the bean oil market, as the raw beans were up 3 to 9 ¾ cents at the close, led by the nearbys. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 9 3/4 cents at $11.05 1/2.  Soymeal futures were 50 cents to $2.40 lower on the day, with Soy Oil futures 67 to 223 points higher in the front months. Crude oil couldn’t hold above the $80 level but were still up $4.23 on the day. 

Ahead of the Trump/Xi meeting later in March, Secretary Bessent has indicated he looking for China to expand puschases of US soybeans, accord to a WSJ article. 

The weekly Export Sales report from USDA showed 383,492 MT of soybeans sold in the week of 2/26. That was down 5.8% from the previous week, but 31.11% above the same week last year. China was the buyer of 153,100 MT, with 133,000 MT switched from unknown, as 133,000 MT was sold to the Netherlands and 110,400 MT to Egypt.

Soybean meal sales were pegged at 255,760 MT, sneaking into the range of 2... 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
11/30/17
Expiration Date
12/14/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Oil Dec '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 24, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
333,631 (-2,073)
414,247 (+15,663)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
169,135 (+14,096)
99,698 (-3,370)
Producers - Long / Short
212,483 (-3,927)
374,633 (+15,954)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
93,691 (+1,241)
12,157 (-904)
Managed Money - Long / Short
134,663 (+18,375)
77,349 (-2,230)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
34,472 (-4,279)
22,349 (-1,140)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
32.81 +0.64%
on 12/07/17
34.85 -5.25%
on 11/16/17
-0.99 (-2.91%)
since 11/14/17
3-Month
32.30 +2.23%
on 10/02/17
35.44 -6.83%
on 11/09/17
-2.06 (-5.87%)
since 09/14/17
52-Week
31.53 +4.73%
on 06/05/17
37.12 -11.05%
on 12/15/16
-3.79 (-10.30%)
since 12/14/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 33.09
1st Resistance Point 33.05
Last Price 33.02s
1st Support Level 32.95
2nd Support Level 32.89
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 37.12
Fibonacci 61.8% 34.98
Fibonacci 50% 34.33
Fibonacci 38.2% 33.67
Last Price 33.02s
52-Week Low 31.53

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