Soybeans are trading with 7 to 10 cent nearby gains on Thursday, with some deferreds up 3 cents. November options expire on Friday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 10 1/4 cents at $11.98 1/2. Soymeal futures are up $1.30 to $1.50, as Soy Oil futures were 70 to 77 points lower. The average close for November futures has been $12.75, as the harvest price crop insurance discovery period has just 7 days left.
USDA reported a private export sale of 202,000 MT of soybeans to China this morning, all for 2026/27.
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The weekly Export sales report was out this morning, with a total of 2.841 MMT of 26/27 soybean sales in the week of 10/15, on the high end of trade estimate of 1.8-3 MMT. That was nearly 1 MMT above the known daily announcements were tallied at 1.877 MMT during that week. That was more than 4 times the week prior and 170.89% larger than the same week last year.
Soybean meal sales were tallied at 242,168 MT, which was shy of trade estimates of 250,000 to 650,000 MT. Bean oil bookings were at 916 MT, which was in the expected range of 0 to 10,000 MT.
Brazil soybean crush for 2027 is seen at 66 MMT according to ABIOVE, up 2.4 MMT from the year prior if realized. Exports are seen at 113 MMT, which would be down 0.9 MMT from the previous year.
Nov 26 Soybeans are at $12.55 1/4, up 10 cents,
Nearby Cash is at $11.98 1/2, up 10 1/4 cents,
Jan 27 Soybeans are at $12.67 1/4, up 9 cents,
Mar 27 Soybeans are at $12.74, up 7 3/4 cents,
Nov 27 Soybeans are at $12.31 3/4, up 3 cents,
'27 New Crop Cash is at $11.63 3/4, up 1 1/2 cents,
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