Soybeans broke to the downside on Wednesday, with contracts down 8 ½ to 11 ¼ cents at the close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 11 1/4 cents at $10.95 1/2. Soymeal futures were 60 cents to $5.40 lower, with Soy Oil futures 30 to 71 points higher.
As Wall Street Journal report stated that USDA Secretary Vaden said he expects China to honor their commitment to buy 25 MMT of US soybeans this year and stated that they have already started placing orders. USDA’s Export Sales data shows no new crop sales to China, with just 317,000 in 2026/27 sales for unknown destinations.
