Soybean futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were lower on Friday June 5 due to uncertainties around Chinese commitment to buy of US goods and a perfect storm in external and derived markets.

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CPO futures extended losses on Friday June 5, erasing most of the week’s gains as weakness in related oils weighed on prices, while CME soyoil futures also declined, pressured by falling crude oil, legal challenges to rising US biofuel blending mandates and profit-taking.

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CPO futures on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) rebounded on Friday May 15, supported by bargain covering activities, firmer crude oil prices and a weaker ringgit, although gains were capped by weaker export demand and softer rival vegetable oils. On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), soyoil futures traded lower on Friday, after data showed a decline in US soybean crush.

This followed a period of open consultation with no feedback received from the market between April 2 and April 30, 2026, and a final decision published on April 30, 2026. Both the open consultation and final decision notes can be found here and here. The following prices were affected: Barley/Wheat Corn Soybean Vegoils Meals For more information or […]

Soybean crushers at major commercial crush plants in China processed around 1.62 million tonnes of soybeans in the week to May 1, according to data published by the National Food and Strategic Reserves Data Center (NFSRDC) on Thursday May 7.

The war between Israel, the United States and Iran is already affecting the flow of agricultural commodities from South America to Iran, particularly feed, with some soymeal cargoes said to have been washed out, market sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Thursday March 5.

Indian vegetable oil buyers are awaiting further details of a recently announced India-US trade deal, in which India is expected to reduce tariffs on certain US goods, including imports of soybean oil.

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