Soybeans are trading with contracts 2 to 3 cents lower early on Thursday. Futures were weaker for much of the midweek session with contracts a penny to 5 ½ cents lower at the close. Open interest was down 8,510 contracts on Wednesday, with November down 20,084 contracts with the rolls beginning, as January was up 11,881 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 6 1/4 cents at $12.40 1/4. Soymeal futures were up $4.70 to $12.50 at the close, with Soy Oil futures 120 to 223 points lower. There were 55 deliveries against October soy oil overnight.
Weekly Export Sales data from USDA will be out on Thursday, as traders polled by Reuters are looking for a range of 0.45 to 1.2 MMT of soybean sales in the week of 10/1. Soy meal sales are seen between 150,000 and 300,000 MT, with bean oil sales expected in a range of 0 to 3,000 MT.
