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Soybean Meal May '26 (ZMK26)

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Soybean Meal Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Ease Lower into the Weekend

Soybeans rounded out the Friday session with contracts down 2 to 6 ¼ cents across the board, as May still held up for a 24 ½ cent gain. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 2 cents at $11.50 1/4. Soymeal futures were down $1.60 to $2.50 higher on the day, as May was up $5.50 on the week. Soy Oil futures were mostly within 8 points of unchanged, as May was 86 points higher since last Friday. Crude oil closed up $3.57 on the day.

Weekly CFTC data via the Commitment of Traders report indicated another 23,205 contracts added to the managed money net long in soybean futures and options. That took the net position to 222,107 contracts. Specs in bean oil added another 33,329 contracts to their net long at 108,838 contracts.

USDA Export Sales data has soybean export commitments at 36.49 MMT by 3/5, a 19% drop from the same period last year. That is now 85% of USDA’s estimate for 2025/26 and behind the 93% average sales pace. Shipments are 27.15 MMT, and now 63... 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
$1,705/1,550
First Notice Date
04/30/26 (46 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (60 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 10, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
240,541 (-8,694)
359,958 (+20,497)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
155,222 (+11,714)
56,044 (-14,709)
Producers - Long / Short
121,545 (-591)
335,269 (+21,406)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
110,918 (-6,675)
16,611 (+519)
Managed Money - Long / Short
115,467 (+6,950)
37,899 (-11,514)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
39,755 (+4,764)
18,145 (-3,195)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
306.7 +5.22%
on 02/19/26
325.5 -0.86%
on 02/26/26
+9.2 (+2.93%)
since 02/13/26
3-Month
292.7 +10.25%
on 02/04/26
325.5 -0.86%
on 02/26/26
+13.1 (+4.23%)
since 12/12/25
52-Week
288.1 +12.01%
on 07/31/25
339.0 -4.81%
on 11/14/25
-2.4 (-0.74%)
since 03/13/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 333.5
2nd Resistance Point 328.3
1st Resistance Point 325.5
Last Price 322.7s
1st Support Level 317.5
2nd Support Level 312.3
3rd Support Level 309.5

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52-Week High 339.0
Last Price 322.7s
Fibonacci 61.8% 319.6
Fibonacci 50% 313.5
Fibonacci 38.2% 307.5
52-Week Low 288.1

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