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Soybean Aug '24 (ZSQ24)

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Soybean Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Starting April with Weakness

Soybeans are falling back to start April, as contracts are down 6 to 9 cents so far on Wednesday morning. Futures posted 5 to 13 ½ cent gains across most contracts on Tuesday, led by the new crop months. Open interest rose 9,917 contracts on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 8 ¼ cents at $10.95. Soymeal futures were up $1.10 to $2.50, with Soy Oil futures 14 to 41 points higher.

NASS data vis the annual Prospective Plantings report showed a total of 84.7 million acres of soybean intended for this spring. That was a 3.485 million acre swing higher from a year ago, but 787,000 acres below the average trade guess.  

March 1 soybean stocks came in at 2.105 billion bushels in the quarterly Grain Stocks report, which is up 194 mbu from a year ago. That was also 19 mbu above the Bloomberg trade estimate and 38 above the Reuters survey.

May 26 Soybeans  closed at $11.71, up 11 1/4 cents, currently down 8 1/2 cents

Nearby Cash  was $10.9... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Soybean
Contract Size
5,000 bushels
Tick Size
1/4 cent per bushel ($12.50 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
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$2,200/2,000
First Notice Date
07/31/24
Expiration Date
08/14/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Aug '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 24, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
441,990 (+8,445)
624,258 (+212)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
282,458 (-12,176)
67,248 (-6,320)
Producers - Long / Short
267,045 (+4,570)
561,605 (+2,234)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
162,895 (+4,809)
50,603 (-1,088)
Managed Money - Long / Short
227,533 (-7,483)
36,183 (-3,612)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
54,925 (-4,693)
31,065 (-2,708)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
979-6 unch
on 08/14/24
1129-0 -13.22%
on 07/23/24
-125-2 (-11.33%)
since 07/12/24
3-Month
979-6 unch
on 08/14/24
1255-0 -21.93%
on 05/23/24
-238-4 (-19.58%)
since 05/14/24
52-Week
979-6 unch
on 08/14/24
1393-6 -29.70%
on 11/15/23
-339-4 (-25.73%)
since 08/14/23

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 1000-1
2nd Resistance Point 996-1
1st Resistance Point 987-7
Last Price 979-6s
1st Support Level 975-5
2nd Support Level 971-5
3rd Support Level 963-3

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52-Week High 1393-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 1235-5
Fibonacci 50% 1186-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 1137-7
Last Price 979-6s
52-Week Low 979-6

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