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Soybean Meal Jan '26 (ZMF26)

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Soybean Meal Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Round the Week with Gains, Following Slew of Export Business on Friday

Soybeans rebounded from the Thursday losses to close Friday with a late push higher, up 4 ½ to 9 ½ cents. August was 12 ¾ cents in the green on the week, with November 12 ¼ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 10 3/4 cents at $11.66 3/4. Soymeal futures were $2.70 to $3.90 lower at the close, with August slipping 20 cents this week. Soy Oil futures were 115 to 238 points higher, as August rallied 435 points this week. Crude oil is back up $3.50/bbl at midday to provide support to the bean oil, with heating oil up $0.0523 to $4.083/gal.

USDA reported 3 sets of private export sales for new crop this morning, with 340,000 MT to China, 256,634 MT to Mexico, and 110,000 MT to unknown destinations. 

Export Sales data from Thursday has taken the old crop soybean sales total (including shipments and unshipped sales) to 41.324 MMT. That matches the USDA export projection, vs the 101% average of the projection in the last 3 years. Shipments are 38.18... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Soybean Meal
Contract Size
100 tons (2,000 pounds per ton)
Tick Size
10 cents per ton ($10.00 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
$100
Margin/Maintenance
$1,485/1,350
First Notice Date
12/31/25
Expiration Date
01/14/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Meal Jan '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 14, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
260,244 (-6,014)
371,496 (+19,021)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
170,509 (+890)
83,472 (-23,759)
Producers - Long / Short
132,810 (-5,877)
353,611 (+17,840)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
117,708 (+37)
8,159 (+1,355)
Managed Money - Long / Short
119,347 (+3,516)
72,771 (-24,338)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
51,162 (-2,626)
10,701 (+579)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
286.4 +0.28%
on 01/13/26
307.9 -6.72%
on 12/26/25
-15.3 (-5.06%)
since 12/12/25
3-Month
277.3 +3.57%
on 10/15/25
333.5 -13.88%
on 11/18/25
+9.0 (+3.24%)
since 10/14/25
52-Week
274.9 +4.47%
on 10/01/25
334.0 -14.01%
on 02/04/25
-35.1 (-10.89%)
since 01/14/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 287.2
2nd Resistance Point 287.2
1st Resistance Point 287.2
Last Price 287.2s
1st Support Level 287.2
2nd Support Level 287.2
3rd Support Level 287.2

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52-Week High 334.0
Fibonacci 61.8% 311.4
Fibonacci 50% 304.5
Fibonacci 38.2% 297.5
Last Price 287.2s
52-Week Low 274.9

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