Soybean futures fell weaker into the Friday close, as the three nearby contracts were unchanged at the final bell. August fell 37 cents this week, with November 31 ¾ cents lower. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 3 ½ cents at $9.31 ½. Soymeal futures saw Friday gains of $3.30 to $5.70/ton, with August down just 30 cents on the week. Soy Oil posted losses of 20 to 86 points at the close, as August was down 177 points this week.
The forecast for the next 7 days from NOAA shows a drier pattern across IA, MO, and the ECB, with the Plains seeing light totals to just over an inch.
