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Soybean Jan '20 (ZSF20)

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Soybean Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Easing Back on Thursday

Soybeans are showing 3 to 6 cent losses so far on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 5 1/2 cents lower at $9.88 ¼. Soymeal futures are showing nearby contracts within 50 cents of unchanged at midday, with Soy Oil futures 7 to 17 points lower on the day. There were 142 deliveries issued against January soybeans overnight, with 70 issued for bean oil.

A private export sale of 132,000 MT of soybeans were reported as sold to China by the USDA this morning.

USDA tallied 877,914 MT of soybean sold in the week ending on January 1 in this morning’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. 

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 expectations.

October exports were tallied at 5.264 MMT (197.1... 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
12/31/19
Expiration Date
01/14/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Jan '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 30, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
376,801 (-8,536)
488,690 (-46,955)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
203,843 (-36,181)
82,032 (-213)
Producers - Long / Short
217,842 (-15,062)
450,777 (-41,817)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
144,587 (+10,053)
23,541 (-1,611)
Managed Money - Long / Short
143,980 (-19,052)
53,972 (+3,201)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
59,863 (-17,129)
28,060 (-3,414)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
912-4 +1.75%
on 12/16/19
949-0 -2.16%
on 01/02/20
+21-0 (+2.31%)
since 12/13/19
3-Month
867-4 +7.03%
on 12/02/19
959-0 -3.18%
on 10/22/19
-20-0 (-2.11%)
since 10/15/19
52-Week
829-4 +11.93%
on 05/13/19
978-2 -5.09%
on 02/01/19
-20-6 (-2.19%)
since 01/15/19

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Wheat Trading with Modest Thursday AM Gains

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Soybeans Slipping Back on Thursday Morning

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ZMH26 : 303.6s (-0.59%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSF26 : 1047-0s (-0.55%)
ZSH26 : 1061-2s (-0.54%)
Corn Steady to Start Thursday Trade

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Thursday Morning's Markets and Things That Start with "T"

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Soybeans Post Double Digit Rally on Wednesday

Soybeans were in rally mode on Wednesday, with contracts closing 10 to 11 cents in the front months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 11 1/2 cents higher at $9.94 3/4. Soymeal futures...

ZSPAUS.CM : 9.8805 (-0.59%)
ZLH26 : 49.45s (+0.28%)
ZMH26 : 303.6s (-0.59%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSF26 : 1047-0s (-0.55%)
ZSH26 : 1061-2s (-0.54%)
Wheat Rallies on Wednesday

The wheat complex was in rally mode on Wednesday, with all three exchanges closing higher. Chicago SRW futures were 6 to 8 cents higher on the session. KC HRW futures posted 10 cent front month gains on...

KEK26 : 543-0s (-0.05%)
KEH26 : 530-2s (-0.24%)
MWH26 : 5.7125s (+0.13%)
ZWH26 : 518-0s (unch)
ZWK26 : 529-0s (+0.19%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 936-7
1st Resistance Point 932-5
Last Price 928-4s
1st Support Level 926-3
2nd Support Level 924-3
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 978-2
Last Price 928-4s
Fibonacci 61.8% 921-3
Fibonacci 50% 903-7
Fibonacci 38.2% 886-3
52-Week Low 829-4

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