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Soybean Oil May '26 (ZLK26)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Face Pressure on Tuesday with Wetter Forecast

Soybeans were pressured by weaker products, crude and a wetter forecast on Tuesday, with contracts steady in some deferreds to down 15 cents in the nearbys.  The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 13 3/4 cents at $11.34 1/2. Soymeal futures were down $1.20 to $3.20, with Soy Oil 18 to 62 points lower. Crude oil, down $5.20, added some pressure.

USDA reported another 132,000 MT of 2026/27 soybean sold to China this morning. 

Weekly Crop Progress data from NASS showed condition ratings steady at 63% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index unchanged at 363. There was some shifting among the 18 states, with KS/NE dropping 9 points, with MI and MN down 8 and ND slipping 1 point. Improvement was seen in IL/IN/MO (+3), with IA up 2, and OH 5 points higher.

The next week is looking at precip across much of IA, MO, IN, WI, MI, OH northern IN and southern MN.

StoneX released their initial estimate for the 2026 US soybean crop at 53 bpa, with production at 4.4... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Soybean Oil
Contract Size
60,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.01 points ($6.00 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
$600
Margin/Maintenance
$2,035/1,850
First Notice Date
04/30/26
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Oil May '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
309,333 (-423)
421,755 (-12,876)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
151,391 (-19,016)
50,479 (-5,786)
Producers - Long / Short
192,012 (-3,081)
392,841 (-11,983)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
97,067 (+4,244)
8,660 (+693)
Managed Money - Long / Short
130,933 (-12,226)
23,035 (+122)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
20,458 (-6,790)
27,444 (-5,908)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
66.13 +13.14%
on 04/15/26
78.50 -4.69%
on 05/05/26
+8.38 (+12.61%)
since 04/14/26
3-Month
57.14 +30.94%
on 02/17/26
78.50 -4.69%
on 05/05/26
+17.35 (+30.19%)
since 02/13/26
52-Week
46.95 +59.36%
on 06/03/25
78.50 -4.69%
on 05/05/26
+22.92 (+44.16%)
since 05/14/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 74.82
2nd Resistance Point 74.82
1st Resistance Point 74.82
Last Price 74.82s
1st Support Level 74.82
2nd Support Level 74.82
3rd Support Level 74.82

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52-Week High 78.50
Last Price 74.82s
Fibonacci 61.8% 66.45
Fibonacci 50% 62.72
Fibonacci 38.2% 59.00
52-Week Low 46.95

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