Soybeans are trading with early Tuesday 6 to 7 cent gains Futures saw gains of 12 to 23 ½ cents across the board on Monday. Open interest was down 820 contracts, with November dropping 5,913 contracts, suggesting some short covering. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 24 1/4 cents at $11.75 1/4. Soymeal futures closed with contracts $1.10 to $2.40 higher, as Soy Oil rallied 130 to 202 points.
The ProFarmer Crop Tour started on Monday, with South Dakota pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaging 945.98, 20.4% below last year and 12.07% the 3 year average. Ohio pod counts came in at 1,197.25 bpa, down 6.99% from a year ago and a 4.74% decline from the three year average.
