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Soybean Meal Mar '26 (ZMH26)

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Soybean Meal Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Posting Friday AM Gains

Soybeans are trading with gains of 4 to 5 ½ cents so far on Friday morning. Futures posted Thursday losses of 5 to 6 cents. Open interest rose 4,628 contracts on Thursday. 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. There were another 84 deliveries against January soybeans overnight, with 52 issued for bean meal and 166 against January soybean oil.

USDA tallied 877,914 MT of soybean sold in the week ending on January 1 in Thursday’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... 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
02/27/26 (49 days)
Expiration Date
03/13/26 (63 days)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Meal Mar '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar 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
295.2 +3.05%
on 01/02/26
310.8 -2.12%
on 12/26/25
-2.6 (-0.85%)
since 12/09/25
3-Month
282.5 +7.68%
on 10/15/25
335.8 -9.41%
on 11/17/25
+17.4 (+6.07%)
since 10/09/25
52-Week
282.1 +7.83%
on 10/01/25
335.8 -9.41%
on 11/17/25
-13.7 (-4.31%)
since 01/09/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 309.8
2nd Resistance Point 308.3
1st Resistance Point 306.0
Last Price 303.6
1st Support Level 302.2
2nd Support Level 300.7
3rd Support Level 298.4

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52-Week High 335.8
Fibonacci 61.8% 315.3
Fibonacci 50% 309.0
Last Price 303.6
Fibonacci 38.2% 302.6
52-Week Low 282.1

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