Most ag markets saw strength into the weekend, though meal futures were down $1.70 to $3.60 for the settle. July soymeal was down a net $4.40 for the week. Soybean prices ended the session with double digit gains of as much as 23 cents. July was a net 15 1/4 cents higher for the week’s move, while November settled at a net weekly loss of 5 3/4 cents. Friday’s soy oil trade left futures 3.4% higher with triple digit gains. That flipped July BO net higher for the week. USDA cited the MN cash B100 price at $3.82 for the week, UNCH from last week. 

CFTC data had the soybean spec traders at just a 529 contract net long at the settle of 5/30. That was a 3,618 contract weaker net long through the week as more longs were closed than were shorts. The last time spec traders were net short in soybeans was April of 2020 during Covid. Commercial soybean hedgers lightened their net short by 5k contracts to 74k as of 5/30. The weekly update had managed money at a 59,676 contract net long in... Read more