
Soy prices are currently weaker in beans and oil, while meal is 0.3% higher. November soybeans are 7 cents off the overnight low, but still 6 in the red following overnight positioning. Beans were down by double digits with 12 to 18 1/2 cent losses on Tuesday. November printed a wide 34 1/2 cent range for the day. Soymeal futures ended the day with $1.40 to $3.50/ton losses. Soybean Oil futures were 198 to 278 points weaker on Tuesday. The sharp losses in BO pulled the CME Synthetic Soy Crush down to $2.02 ¾ per bushel (Dec), a 9c drop to a new low for the month of August.
The second day of the ProFarmer Crop Tour showed a Nebraska soybean pod count at 1,160 in a 9 square foot area, a 9% increase from last year, but 3% below the 3-year average. Participants in Indiana had an average of 1,310 pods, up 12.4% from last year and up 6.6% vs. the 3-year average.
Estimates ahead of the StatsCan report run 16.1 MMT to 18.6 MMT for Canadian canola output. The average trade guess would be 730k MT lighter yr/yr at 17.4 MMT. Traders are also looking for an initial soybean outlook of 6.7 MMT compared to 6.5 MMT last year.
Sep 23 Soybeans closed at $13.51 1/2, down 18 1/2 cents, currently down 12 1/4 cents
Nearby Cash was $13.37 3/8, down 17 1/8 cents,
Nov 23 Soybeans closed at $13.46, down 15 3/4 cents, currently down 6 1/4 cents
Jan 24 Soybeans closed at $13.56, down 15 1/2 cents, currently down 5 1/2 cents
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