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Soybean Mar '21 (ZSH21)

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Soybean Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Back to Mixed Midday Trade on Thursday

Soybeans are showing mixed trade on Thursday with contracts fractionally lower to 2 cents higher, mainly in the new crop. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 3 1/4 cents at $11.22 1/4. Soymeal futures are down $4 to $5.10, with Soy Oil futures up 45 to 93 points. There were no soybean or soybean meal delivery notices on first notice day, with 400 issued against May soybean oil.

The weekly Export Sales report from USDA showed 2025/26 business at 258,066 MT, which was on the lower end of the 200,000-600,000 MT estimates for sales during the week of April 23. That was the second lowest for the marketing year and down 30.47% from the same week last year. New crop sales were just 2,980 MT, vs. the estimates of 0-50,000 MT. 

Soybean meal sales were tallied at 295,180 MT, which was in the middle of the expected range of 150,000 to 400,000 MT. Bean oil bookings were 3,446 MT, which was in the middle of the estimated net cancellations of 10,000 MT to sales of 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
02/26/21
Expiration Date
03/12/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Mar '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 21, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
450,786 (-14,365)
633,692 (-4,462)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
286,201 (+8,404)
75,055 (-1,020)
Producers - Long / Short
284,381 (-3,767)
568,393 (-6,355)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
153,010 (-12,819)
51,904 (-328)
Managed Money - Long / Short
219,043 (+13,034)
31,470 (-6,458)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
67,158 (-4,630)
43,585 (+5,438)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1366-4 +3.60%
on 02/19/21
1463-0 -3.23%
on 03/08/21
+43-6 (+3.19%)
since 02/12/21
3-Month
1166-4 +21.37%
on 12/14/20
1463-0 -3.23%
on 03/08/21
+249-6 (+21.42%)
since 12/11/20
52-Week
824-6 +71.66%
on 04/24/20
1463-0 -3.23%
on 03/08/21
+548-0 (+63.15%)
since 03/12/20

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 1457-7
2nd Resistance Point 1441-3
1st Resistance Point 1428-5
Last Price 1415-6s
1st Support Level 1399-3
2nd Support Level 1382-7
3rd Support Level 1370-1

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52-Week High 1463-0
Last Price 1415-6s
Fibonacci 61.8% 1219-2
Fibonacci 50% 1143-7
Fibonacci 38.2% 1068-4
52-Week Low 824-6

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