Soybeans posted 4 to 5 cent gains across the front months on Thursday, as slight product value strength provided some support. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 4 1/4 cents higher at $9.36. Soymeal futures were up 50 cents to $1.00 on the day, with Soy Oil 7 to 15 points higher in the nearbys. With the Crop Insurance discovery now over half way through, November soybean futures have averaged $10.15 thus far. That is down from $10.54 from the Feb price but up from the $10.03 from last year’s fall price.
Harvest should continue in the next week for much of the Western Corn Belt, with the ECB seeing 1-3 inches. That should put a slowdown on any later harvest, though it will add back to some lower river levels along the Mississippi.
