Soybean Oil Futures (CBOT ZL)

Chicago Board of Trade · December 2026 contract · Priced in U.S. cents per pound

Contract Overview

66.63 ¢/lb -0.64% (-0.43) Today
Oct 15, 12:02 AM UTC-5
Price performance
Open 67.14
Day's range 66.54 – 67.16
Volume 5.82K
Prev. settlement 67.06
30-day range 66.61 – 71.09
Open interest 225.59K
Bid 66.63
Ask 66.64
Expires Dec 14, 2026

CBOT · Delayed 10 min · Updated 19 min ago · Market open · closes 07:45 CT

Price Performance

December 2026 · ZLZ26

Returns

1 week −1.9% −1.9% 1 week −1.29 from 67.92 on Oct 8
1 month −4.4% −4.4% 1 month −3.04 from 69.67 on Sep 16
3 months −8.0% −8.0% 3 months −5.80 from 72.43 on Jul 17
6 months +4.8% +4.8% 6 months +3.04 from 63.59 on Apr 16
Year to date +35.8% +35.8% year to date +17.57 from 49.06 on Dec 31, 2025
1 year +32.7% +32.7% 1 year +16.41 from 50.22 on Oct 14, 2025
  • 52-week high 74.00 Jun 3 · price 10.0% below
  • 52-week low 48.94 Dec 19, 2025 · price 36.1% above
  • 20-session high 69.91 Oct 6 · price 4.7% below
  • 20-session low 67.06 Oct 14 · price 0.6% below
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Balance Sheet

WASDE · Oct 9, 2026 · 2026/27 forecast
  • Ending stocks 1,797M lb From 1,877M lb in Sep
  • Stocks-to-use 5.4% Ending stocks over total use

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USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for October 2026, released Oct 9: the U.S. soybean oil balance sheet. Changes are against the September report.

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Exports

Week ending Oct 1 · 2025/26
  • Sold this season 376K t 66% behind last year's pace
  • Shipped so far 368K t 98% of sales · 83% of USDA's estimate

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USDA Export Sales Report for the week ending Oct 1, released Oct 8; the next one is out Oct 16 at 8:30 am ET. Season forecast: WASDE, Oct 2026.

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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Oct 6

Net positions

FundsManaged money +99.4K +99.4K net long Managed money · Bought 11.6K on the week · net long for 37 weeks
CommercialsProducers and merchants −218K −218K net short Producers and merchants · Long 133K · short 350K · net −10.6K on the week
  • Funds on the week Bought 11.6K Net long for 37 weeks
  • Open interest 626K Up 4.3K on the week · 326 traders

Funds are hedge funds and other money managers (managed money). Commercials are the hedgers: farmers, elevators, processors and exporters (producers and merchants). Net is longs less shorts, in contracts of 60,000 pounds, as of Tuesday’s close.

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Futures chain

ZLZ26 Dec 2026 66.63 ¢/lb -0.43 -0.64%
ZLF27 Jan 2027 66.91 ¢/lb -0.37 -0.55%
ZLH27 Mar 2027 67.11 ¢/lb -0.43 -0.64%
ZLK27 May 2027 67.34 ¢/lb -0.42 -0.62%
ZLN27 Jul 2027 67.37 ¢/lb -0.41 -0.60%
ZLQ27 Aug 2027 67.06 ¢/lb -0.34 -0.50%
ZLU27 Sep 2027 66.51 ¢/lb -0.46 -0.69%
ZLV27 Oct 2027 66.02 ¢/lb -0.46 -0.69%
ZLZ27 Dec 2027 65.82 ¢/lb -0.45 -0.68%
ZLF28 Jan 2028 66.09 ¢/lb -0.07 -0.11%
ZLH28 Mar 2028 65.93 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
ZLK28 May 2028 65.40 ¢/lb -0.33 -0.50%
ZLN28 Jul 2028 65.54 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
ZLQ28 Aug 2028 65.08 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
ZLU28 Sep 2028 64.59 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
ZLV28 Oct 2028 64.17 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
ZLZ28 Dec 2028 63.91 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
ZLN29 Jul 2029 63.84 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
ZLV29 Oct 2029 63.83 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%
ZLZ29 Dec 2029 63.15 ¢/lb 0.00 0.00%

News Stories

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BarchartBarchart•Oct 13 Cattle Hit a Decision Point: Full Grain and Livestock Recap
BarchartBarchart•Oct 14 Soybeans Post Slight Tuesday Losses
Successful FarmingSuccessful Farming•Oct 13 Grains End the Day in the Red | Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026
Farm ProgressFarm Progress•Oct 13 Grains still show post-WASDE struggles
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Contract Specifications

Contract December 2026 · ZLZ26
Exchange Chicago Board of Trade · ZL
Contract size 60,000 pounds
Tick size 0.01¢ per pound · $6.00 per contract
Value of a 1¢ move $600 per contract
Contract months Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec (F, H, K, N, Q, U, V, Z)
Trading hours 7:00 pm – 7:45 am and 8:30 am – 1:20 pm CT, Sun–Fri
Settlement Physical delivery
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