Soybeans bounced off early session lows on Thursday to close with contracts down ¼ to 1 ½ cents in old crop contracts and up 1 3/4 to 3 cents in the new crops. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 2 1/4 cents at $11.23 1/4. Soymeal futures were down a dime to $5.70, with Soy Oil futures up 42 to 105 points. There were no soybean or soybean meal delivery notices on first notice day, with 400 issued against May soybean oil.
The weekly Export Sales report from USDA showed 2025/26 business at 258,066 MT. That was the second lowest for the marketing year and down 30.47% from the same week last year. China was the top buyer of 199,200 MT, with 192,000 MT switched from unknown. A total of 112,100 MT was sold to Egypt, with Indonesia buying 70,800 MT. New crop sales were just 2,980 MT, vs. the estimates of 0-50,000 MT.
