Soybeans are showing 2 to 3 ½ cent losses at Friday’s midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 7 1/2 cents at $10.76 1/2. Soymeal futures are rallying $5.90 to $6.10 in the front months, with Soy Oil futures 81 to 87 points lower. We are closing in on the final week for the crop insurance spring base price discovery, with the average November soybean close during February at $11.03 so far. This is up 49 cents from last year.
Soybean sales picked up for old crop in the week ending on February 12, with bookings at 798,216 MT, in the middle of the trade ideas of 375,000 MT and 1.2 MMT. That was well above the week prior and 66.2% above the same week last year. New crop sales totaled 66,000 MT.
