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Soybean Jan '18 (ZSF18)

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Soybean Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Holding Steady on Thursday Morning

Soybeans are near unchanged on Thursday AM trade, with fractional losses. Futures rallied late on Wednesday, with contracts up 6 ¼ to 16 ¾ cents at the close. Open interest was down 701 contracts on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 17 cents at $10.98. Soymeal futures were down 70 cents to $2.60, with Soy Oil futures up 90 to 137 points. 

The White House stated on Wednesday, that President Trump is headed to China for the rescheduled meeting with China’s President Xi on May 14/15. Press Secretary Leavitt also stated the US is expected to host Xi in DC later this year. 

Export Sales data will be released this morning with sales expected to be in the 200,000 to 500,000 MT range for the 2025/26 crop. New crop sales are expected to be between 0-100,000 MT. Meal sales are estimated tom be 150,000-400,000 MT, with bean oil in a range of net reductions of 20,000 MT to 24,000 MT. 

May 26 Soybeans  closed at $11.71 3/4, up 16 3/4 cents, curren... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Soybean
Contract Size
5,000 bushels
Tick Size
1/4 cent per bushel ($12.50 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
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$2,200/2,000
First Notice Date
12/29/17
Expiration Date
01/12/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Jan '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
433,545 (+1,361)
624,046 (-3,753)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
294,634 (-12,956)
73,568 (-3,754)
Producers - Long / Short
262,475 (+2,285)
559,371 (-2,974)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
158,086 (+193)
51,691 (+338)
Managed Money - Long / Short
235,016 (-18,550)
39,795 (-2,317)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
59,618 (+5,594)
33,773 (-1,437)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
937-2 +0.72%
on 01/12/18
981-4 -3.82%
on 12/13/17
-31-6 (-3.25%)
since 12/12/17
3-Month
937-2 +0.72%
on 01/12/18
1015-0 -7.00%
on 12/05/17
-58-4 (-5.84%)
since 10/12/17
52-Week
915-2 +3.14%
on 06/23/17
1054-2 -10.46%
on 07/11/17
-75-6 (-7.43%)
since 01/12/17

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KEN26 : 639-4 (+1.03%)
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MWK26 : 6.4425 (+0.55%)
DBA : 27.07 (+0.41%)
KEK26 : 625-0 (+1.17%)
WEAT : 23.03 (+0.26%)
ZWK26 : 602-0 (+0.71%)
TAGS : 25.27 (+0.36%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 948-4
1st Resistance Point 946-2
Last Price 944-0s
1st Support Level 939-4
2nd Support Level 935-0
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 1054-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 1001-1
Fibonacci 50% 984-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 968-3
Last Price 944-0s
52-Week Low 915-2

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