US soyabean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade fell less than 1 percent on Monday amid ongoing pressure from expectations for a record South American soya harvest and world supplies to build, traders said. But trade quiet after the long holiday weekend. Europe remains closed following Easter.
May soyabeans ended down 6 cents at $9.36 a bushel, holding above last week's low of $9.30-1-2. Old-crop-new-crop spreads (May-November and July-November) weakened 2-1-2 cents as big soya supplies are set to move into marketing channels from South America.
November closed 3-1-2 lower at $9.22-1-4, holding above last week's low of $9.06. Soyaoil gained on soyameal amid oil-meal spreading. Oil-meal spreading spurred by spillover buying in soyaoil from crude oil and Argentine decision to protest Chinese possible move to block Argentine soyabean oil imports. May soyameal ended down $4.70 at $261.20 per ton.
May soyaoil closed up 0.37 cent at 39.35 cents per lb. Managed funds bought an estimated 3,000 soyabean contracts, 1,000 soyaoil contracts and sold 1,000 soyameal lots. Commercials were noted buyers of soyaoil, net 500 to 1,000 contracts. Soya prices turned higher at times on weak dollar and rally in crude oil. USDA reported export inspections of US soyabeans in latest week at 16.245 million bushels, below trade estimates for 28 million to 32 million.
Cooler, drier weather this week to favour late-filling soya in Brazil and boost harvesting. Mainly favourable weather for tail-end harvest in Argentina. Argentine port strike settled last week, trade returns to normal from one of the world's leading exporters of soyabeans and soya products.
Managed funds shifted to a net long position of 7,586 lots in CBOT soyabeans as of March 30, from a small net short of 683 lots the previous week - CFTC. US Midwest basis bids at river terminals were softer late Monday and steady at interior points -dealers. India's March oilmeal exports down 34 percent year-on-year - trade.
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