Futures activity

  • Jan-23 soybean oil futures dipped to $60 cents per pound early last week after two weeks of declines. Prices eventually rallied by about 3.0 to 3.5 cents per pound.
  • Soybean futures were volatile in daily trades, but Jan-23 futures only fell 3 cents per bushel to $14.80 this week.

S&D and fundamental factors

  • For the week ending Dec. 9, U.S. soybean sales were a huge 108.2 million bushels for 2022/23. Nearly 75 percent of the USDA export forecast of 2.045 billion bushels is already sold with a few more months to go before South American crops come online.

Weather, macro indicators, and news

  • Inflation in November was below expectations at 7.1 percent vs. expectations of 7.3 percent. Last Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised rates by half a percent—as expected—and indicated that while inflation is slowing, rate hikes could continue in 2023.

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Source: 123rf.com
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