Global oilseed market: U.S. soybeans fall to six-week low due to ample supply, demand concerns

Published Dec 15, 2025

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Core tip: According to a foreign media report on December 14, as of the week ending December 12, most of the global oilseed market declined, with Chicago soybean futures falling to a six-week low, mainly due to concerns that China's purchasing pace may not be as large as the scale expected by the U.S. authorities, coupled with the massive soybean yield that Brazil is about to harvest, which will compress the export space for U.S. soybeans.

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On Friday (December 12), the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) January soybean futures closed at $10.7675 per bushel, down 2.6% from a week ago; the average spot price of No. 1 yellow soybeans in the U.S. Gulf was $11.5025 per bushel, down 2.6%. January soybean meal closed at $302.5 per short ton, down 1.6%; January soybean oil closed at 50.07 cents per pound, down 3.1%; Euronext February rapeseed futures closed at €475.75 per ton, down 0.2%; Canadian January rapeseed closed at CAD 605 per ton, down 2.1%; Argentina Parana River soybean FOB spot price was $417 per ton (including 33% export tax), down 2.6%. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index closed at 98.394 points, down 0.58% from a week ago. USDA supply and demand report maintains U.S. soybean export forecast unchanged The U.S. Department of Agriculture's December supply and demand report released on Wednesday showed that the 2025/26 U.S. soybean supply and demand data remained unchanged, with a production of 4.253 billion bushels, down 2.8% ...

Source: Foodmate