Short covering lifts CBOT soybeans as US harvest pressure eases
CHICAGO, Nov 5 (Reuters) -Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended higher on Tuesday on short covering, while pressure abated from a record-large U.S. harvest, analysts said.
Traders were adjusting positions on Election Day in the U.S. amid expectations that the re-election of former President Donald Trump could increase trade tensions with China, the world's biggest soy importer.
The U.S. soybean harvest was 94% complete as of Sunday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said after grain trading ended on Monday, easing pressure on futures prices from the influx of new supplies.
The USDA, in a monthly report on Friday, is expected to trim its U.S. soybean production and yield estimates from October, according to a Reuters survey of analysts.
Most-active CBOT January soybeans SF25 were 4-1/2 cents higher at $10.01-3/4 per bushel at the close of trading.
CBOT December soymeal SMZ24 slipped $0.10 to $299.50 per short ton, while December soyoil BOZ24 slid 0.57 cent to 44.99 cents per pound.
Reporting by Tom Polansek; Editing by Aurora Ellis
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