Soybean futures rise on fresh US export sales - CBOT
USDA crush tops forecasts as traders eye demand
11 December 2025
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By: Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures closed higher on Wednesday as news of fresh US soybean export sales helped the market bounce after hitting multi-week lows, Reuters reported, citing traders.
CBOT January soybeans settled up 4 cents at $10.91-1/4 per bushel after dipping to $10.81-1/2, the contract's lowest since October 30. January soymeal ended down 10 cents at $301.20 per short ton, while January soyoil rose 0.07 cent to finish at 51.09 cents per pound.
Soybeans turned higher after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed private sales of 136,000 metric tons of US soybeans to China, another 331,000 tons to undisclosed destinations and 120,000 tons of soymeal to Poland.
Rallies were capped by expectations of large soybean harvests in South America following weeks of mostly favorable weather, including rains this week across much of Brazil. Traders also remain uncertain about how quickly China will buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans under a trade truce with Washington.
After the close, the USDA reported that US processors crushed 237 million bushels of soybeans in October, topping the average trade expectation of 234.2 million bushels. Ahead of Thursday's weekly export sales report, traders expected net export sales of US soybeans for the week ended November 13 at 600,000 to 1.4 million metric tons.
