Soybeans are down 6 to 8 cents early on Wednesday Futures were fractionally to 5 ¼ cents in the red at the Tuesday close. Open interest was up 12,787 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 4 3/4 cents at $11.90 1/2. Soymeal futures fell $1.70 to $6.10, as Soy Oil futures were up 1 to 8 points in the front months at the close.
The average close for November soybeans in October has been $12.78, as the October is used to determine the harvest price option for crop insurance.
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USDA reported a private export sale of 612,000 MT of soybeans to China on Tuesday morning, all for 2026/27.
The NASS Crop Progress report from Monday indicated 64% of the US soybean harvest was complete, now 1 percentage points behind normal and catching up. Harvest pace was behind in IA (-17%), KS (-12%), MI (-14%), NE (-19%), and OH (-11%). Harvest should be able to roll along this next week, with the 7-day QPF from NOAA showing very little precip across much of the Corn Belt this next week.
Brazilian soybean exports for October are estimated at 6.4 MMT according the ANEC, a 0.15 MMT drop from their prior number. That would be down 13.03% from the same month last year if realized.
Nov 26 Soybeans closed at $12.48 1/4, down 5 1/4 cents, currently down 7 cents
Nearby Cash was $11.90 1/2, down 4 3/4 cents,
Jan 27 Soybeans closed at $12.63 1/2, down 5 1/4 cents, currently down 7 1/4 cents
Mar 27 Soybeans closed at $12.73 1/4, down 4 1/2 cents, currently down 7 3/4 cents
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