CBOT soybeans plunge on Midwest rain relief
CHICAGO, July 26 (Reuters) -Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell sharply on Friday as previous hot, dry weather forecasts were complicated by expectations of rain in the Midwest.
August soybeans SQ24 ended down 38-1/2 cents at $10.77-1/2 per bushel, hitting a life of contract low at $10.71-1/2.
Most-active November soybeans SX24 settled down 31 cents at $10.48-1/2 a bushel, near 2020 lows.
CBOT August soymeal SMQ24 ended up $0.90 at $353.30 per short ton.
CBOT August soyoil BOQ24 ended the day down 2.15 cents to finish at 43.66 cents per pound.
For the week, most active soybean futures Sv1 gained 1.2%
Soybean futures are giving back some gains, after reaching a two-week high Sv1 this week.
An initially hot, dry U.S. weather forecast for the beginning of August, the key month for development of the soybean crop, became more uncertain.
There are multiple chances for storms from the northwest to the southeastern Midwest over the next 10 days, Commodity Weather Group said on Friday.
Rain narrows dry spots but leaves up to 20% of corn and soybeans too dry in the western Midwest, the firm said.
South Korea's Major Feedmill Group (MFG) purchased an estimated 60,000 metric tons of soymeal expected to be sourced from South America on Friday, European traders said.
Reporting by Renee Hickman; Editing by Sandra Maler
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