The Market It was a good week for soyoil, and another downer for soybeans and soymeal. March soyoil gained 5.6 percent to end at 47.26 cents/pound. March soymeal lost 2.8 percent and is now valued at 346.8/ST. But it also hit a new contract low of 341/ST. It was just a modest 0.4 percent loss for March soybeans, closing out at 1183.5/bushel. There are many bearish factors weighing on the market including weak exports, rising stocks, good production in South America, and potentially weakening Chinese demand. The weight of it all is not going away.
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