Soybeans are up 5 to 7 cents so far on Christmas Eve. Futures slipped lower into the Tuesday close with contracts down 1 to 2 cents in the front months. Open interest was down 9,511 contracts on Tuesday, mostly in the January (-20,552 contracts), with other front months rising. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 3 cents lower at $9.80 3/4. Soymeal futures posted gains of $1.10 to $2.50 on Tuesday, with Soy Oil futures slipping back 25 to 39 points lower. The markets will close early on toda ...

Soybeans posted losses of 9 to 13 ¾ cents on Thursday in the front months, with deferred contracts 3 to 7 ½ cents in the red. Futures continue to sell the fact as China purchases trickle in. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 13 1/2 cents lower at $10.49 1/4. Soymeal futures were back down $1.50 to $4.90, with Soy Oil futures 37 to 47 points lower. Soybean export bookings came in the middle of the trade range estimates of 0.6 to 1.6 MMT at 919,447 MT for the week of 10/2. That was a 3-week ...