Soybeans closed the Thursday session with contracts down ¾ to 3 ¼ cents in the front months, with deferred new crop contracts fractionally to 2 cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 3 cents at $10.98. Soymeal futures were $1.70 to $4.10 lower on the day, with Soy Oil futures up 105 to 173 points.
Weekly Export Sales data was released on Thursday morning as 247,886 MT of 2025/26 soybeans were sold in the week of 4/9. That was a marketing year low for 2025/26 sales. Egypt was the top buyer of 58,100 MT, with 50,800 MT sold to Costa Rica. New crop sales were at 0.
