Soybeans are trading with 2 to 4 cent gains on Tuesday morning. Futures closed mixed on Monday, with most front months steady to down 7 cents. Deferred contracts were fractional to 1 ¼ cents in the green. Open interest was down 12,297 contracts on Monday, with front months seeing the exodus, and November up 16,886 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 6 3/4 cents at $10.64 ¼. Soymeal futures were down $1.50 to 10 cents higher, with Soy Oil futures back up 67 to 146 points.
Crop Progress data from NASS showed 93% of the US soybean crop emerged by 6/21, up 3% from normal, with 9% emerged and 3 percentage points faster than normal. Condition ratings were steady at 66% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index up 1 point to 369.
