Soybean Meal Aug '24 (ZMQ24)
Soybean Meal Futures Market News and Commentary
Soybeans are trading 3 to 4 cents higher on Thursday morning. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts steady to 3 ¾ cents in the green, getting support from meal. Open interest was down 18,217 contracts in May as the Goldman roll kicks off, with July rising 19,402 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 4 cents at $10.93 1/4. Soymeal futures were up $2.30 to $5.20 on the day, with Soy Oil futures down 150 to 230 points on the day. Crude oil was down $16.45 on the day following a 2-week ceasefire between Iran and the US that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. It is back up $4.55 this morning as traffic has been limited.
USDA will release their monthly WASDE report on Thursday morning. A survey of analysts by Bloomberg shows very few changes expected to the US balance sheet with an average estimate at 349 mbu for soybean’s carryout, vs. 350 mbu in March. Analysts look for world stocks to be up 0.2 MMT to 125.5 MMT.
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