Soybeans and corn eke out firm finishes

Soybeans and corn eke out firm finishes

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Contracts were helped out by the higher bean oil and better-than-expected economic data from China along with solid domestic demand. Soybean oil was up on Monday’s NOPA stocks number and a rally in global vegetable oils, while bean meal was mixed on bear spreading. Brazil’s record harvest is entering the late stages with their prices at a huge discount to U.S. soybeans, keeping them in control of the export market.

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