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Soybean Meal Dec '26 (ZMZ26)

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Soybean Meal Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Extending Weakness to Tuesday AM Trade

Soybeans are trading with 3 to 7 cent losses on Tuesday morning Futures were under pressure from bean oil on Monday, with contracts down 4 to 15 ½ cents across most months, led by the nearbys. Open interest was down 17,019 contracts, suggesting some modest long liquidation. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 13 1/2 cents at $11.88 1/2. Soymeal futures were up $2.60 to $6.20 on the day, with Soy Oil falling back 189 to 227 points.

Weekly Crop Progress data from NASS showed 91% of the US soybean crop setting pods by 8/23, with 6% dropping leaves. Condition ratings were down 1% at 60% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index falling 4 points to 357.

USDA’s FGIS tallied soybean export shipments at 420,895 MT (15.465 mbu) during the week ending on August 20. That was 43% above the week prior and 6.9% larger than the same week last year. Egypt was the top destination of 116,966 MT, with 71,630 MT headed to Indonesia and 60,643 MT to Italy. Marketing year exports f... 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
$1,485/1,350
First Notice Date
11/30/26 (97 days)
Expiration Date
12/14/26 (111 days)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Meal Dec '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 18, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
260,435 (+5,071)
401,515 (+18,325)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
174,112 (+6,227)
57,215 (-5,006)
Producers - Long / Short
123,595 (+1,253)
385,478 (+16,990)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
127,778 (+3,755)
6,975 (+1,272)
Managed Money - Long / Short
129,318 (+6,927)
46,003 (-2,698)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
44,794 (-700)
11,212 (-2,308)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
310.5 +5.76%
on 08/11/26
335.6 -2.15%
on 07/27/26
-6.8 (-2.03%)
since 07/24/26
3-Month
299.1 +9.80%
on 06/30/26
337.3 -2.64%
on 07/24/26
+6.0 (+1.86%)
since 05/22/26
52-Week
299.1 +9.80%
on 06/30/26
342.3 -4.06%
on 11/17/25
+17.2 (+5.53%)
since 08/25/25

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Crop Progress

Crop Progress - 2026-08-24

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ZRX26 : 14.820 (-1.30%)
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Y2U26 : 2,662s (unch)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 337.4
2nd Resistance Point 334.0
1st Resistance Point 331.3
Last Price 329.9
1st Support Level 325.2
2nd Support Level 321.8
3rd Support Level 319.1

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52-Week High 342.3
Last Price 329.9
Fibonacci 61.8% 325.8
Fibonacci 50% 320.7
Fibonacci 38.2% 315.6
52-Week Low 299.1

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