May soybean futures fell 7 1/4 cents to $16.60 1/2 after tumbling from a morning high at $16.88 1/2. The most-active contract still gained 76 cents this week.
The head of trading for CBH Group, Australia’s largest coop, expects more demand in the short and medium-term due to the loss of exports from the Black Sea area, Bloomberg reported.
Nearby soybeans gained on spillover from the wheat market’s steep rally but faded on profit-taking and indications that stepped-up Chinese demand and a South American crop shortfall are factored into prices.
