Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, adding a little bit to the week-to-week gains. Beans were down for much of the day but rallied on the February NOPA crush numbers and concerns about weather in parts of South America. The February NOPA member crush was record large at 184.466 million bushels, up on the month and the year, reflecting the solid domestic demand, along with one more business day than in non-Leap Years.