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Soybean Oil Jan '26 (ZLF26)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Higher at Midday

Soybeans are showing 2 to 4 cent gains across most contracts on Monday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 2 3/4 cents higher at $9.81 1/2. Soymeal futures are showing firmer trade on Monday, with slight gains. Soy Oil futures are back up 50 to 58 points, with support from a bounce in the crude oil market.

USDA reported a private export sale of 396,000 MT of soybeans to China this morning, with 330,000 MT for 2025/26 and 66,000 MT for 2026/27.

USDA tallied soybean export shipments at 870,199 MT (31.97 mbu) during the week ending on December 18. That was 7.4% above the week prior but 51% below than the same week in 2024. China was the top destination of 386,010 MT, with 177,758 MT headed to Mexico and 68,599 MT to Germany. Marketing year exports for 2025/26 are just 14.584 MMT (535.97 mbu) since September 1, which is now 46% lower vs. the same period last year.

Export Sales data from this morning showed 1.55 MMT of soybeans sold in the week of Decembe... 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
$2,310/2,100
First Notice Date
12/31/25 (9 days)
Expiration Date
01/14/26 (23 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 9, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
323,078 (-9,787)
335,248 (-14,843)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
120,672 (+1,746)
111,781 (+5,369)
Producers - Long / Short
187,729 (+309)
301,394 (-6,634)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
114,342 (-1,224)
12,847 (+663)
Managed Money - Long / Short
71,110 (-467)
79,642 (+2,256)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
49,562 (+2,213)
32,139 (+3,113)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
47.51 +2.19%
on 12/19/25
52.90 -8.22%
on 12/02/25
-2.03 (-4.01%)
since 11/21/25
3-Month
47.51 +2.19%
on 12/19/25
52.90 -8.22%
on 12/02/25
-1.52 (-3.04%)
since 09/22/25
52-Week
40.19 +20.80%
on 12/26/24
57.27 -15.23%
on 07/30/25
+8.09 (+20.00%)
since 12/20/24

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 49.61
2nd Resistance Point 49.12
1st Resistance Point 48.84
Last Price 48.55s
1st Support Level 48.07
2nd Support Level 47.58
3rd Support Level 47.30

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52-Week High 57.27
Fibonacci 61.8% 50.75
Fibonacci 50% 48.73
Last Price 48.55s
Fibonacci 38.2% 46.71
52-Week Low 40.19

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