Prices Soybeans and coproducts futures prices closed out this week with lower prices: November Soybeans: -50.25 cents to end at 1404/bushel December Soymeal: -$19.40 to end at 402.30/ST December Soyoil: -2.27 cents to end at 65.70/pound

Quality The week started with USDA’s Crop Progress report categorizing 58 percent of the soybean crop in the Good/Excellent categories, down one percent from a week earlier but one percent higher than a year ago. Blooming is back on track and nearly complete with budding slightly behind average.

Exports Sales USDA’s weekly Export Sales report reflected net sales gains for old crop soybeans versus the cancellations of the recent few weeks. China revealed itself as the buyer of 80,800 M...