Soybeans Futures (CBOT ZS)

Chicago Board of Trade · May 2028 contract · Priced in U.S. cents per bushel

Contract Overview

1,272.50 ¢/bu +0.45% (+5.75) Today
Sep 29, 11:10 AM UTC-5
Price performance
Open 1,272.50
Day's range 1,272.50 – 1,272.50
Volume 2
Prev. settlement 1,266.75
30-day range 1,257.75 – 1,290.00
Open interest 881
Bid 1,272.75
Ask 1,274.00
Expires May 12, 2028

CBOT · Delayed 10 min · Updated 59 min ago · Market open · closes 13:20 CT

Price Performance

May 2028 · ZSK28

Returns

1 week −1.3% −1.3% 1 week −16.50 from 1,289.00 on Sep 22
1 month +1.8% +1.8% 1 month +22.00 from 1,250.50 on Aug 28
3 months +10.5% +10.5% 3 months +121.00 from 1,151.50 on Jun 30
  • High since Jun 2 1,289.00 Sep 22 · price 1.3% below
  • Low since Jun 2 1,134.00 Jun 9 · price 12.2% above
  • 20-session high 1,289.00 Sep 22 · price 1.3% below
  • 20-session low 1,257.75 Aug 31 · price 1.2% above
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Exports

Week ending Sep 17 · 2026/27
  • Sold this season 21.2M t 94% ahead of last year's pace
  • Shipped so far 1.57M t 7% of sales · 3% of USDA's forecast

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USDA Export Sales Report for the week ending Sep 17, released Sep 24; the next one is out Oct 1 at 8:30 am ET. Season forecast: WASDE, Sep 2026. Only week 3 of 2026/27, so pace comparisons are still volatile.

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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Sep 22

Net positions

FundsManaged money +265K +265K net long Managed money · Bought 20.3K on the week · net long for 49 weeks
CommercialsProducers and merchants −306K −306K net short Producers and merchants · Long 384K · short 690K · net −13.8K on the week
  • Funds on the week Bought 20.3K Net long for 49 weeks
  • Open interest 1.43M Up 12.0K on the week · 678 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 5,000 bushels, as of Tuesday’s close.

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Futures chain

ZSX26 Nov 2026 1,298.75 ¢/bu +10.50 +0.82%
ZSF27 Jan 2027 1,314.25 ¢/bu +11.25 +0.86%
ZSH27 Mar 2027 1,323.00 ¢/bu +11.00 +0.84%
ZSK27 May 2027 1,330.75 ¢/bu +11.00 +0.83%
ZSN27 Jul 2027 1,335.50 ¢/bu +10.50 +0.79%
ZSQ27 Aug 2027 1,318.00 ¢/bu +9.00 +0.69%
ZSU27 Sep 2027 1,278.75 ¢/bu +8.25 +0.65%
ZSX27 Nov 2027 1,266.25 ¢/bu +8.50 +0.68%
ZSF28 Jan 2028 1,275.25 ¢/bu +6.75 +0.53%
ZSH28 Mar 2028 1,271.25 ¢/bu +6.00 +0.47%
ZSK28 May 2028 1,272.50 ¢/bu +5.75 +0.45%
ZSN28 Jul 2028 1,270.50 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZSQ28 Aug 2028 1,257.25 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZSU28 Sep 2028 1,225.25 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZSX28 Nov 2028 1,219.00 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZSN29 Jul 2029 1,238.00 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZSX29 Nov 2029 1,180.50 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%

News Stories

Brownfield Ag NewsBrownfield Ag News•Sep 29 China’s 10 percent tariff continues to weigh on U.S. soybean trade
Brownfield Ag NewsBrownfield Ag News•Sep 29 Fair, seasonal weather covers most of the eastern Corn Belt; beneficial showers expand on much of the Plains
World Grain•Sep 29 US-China tariff cuts exclude soybeans
BarchartBarchart•Sep 29 Corn, Wheat, and Soybean Prices Face a Wet Blanket as Heavy Rains Disrupt Crops
Brownfield Ag NewsBrownfield Ag News•Sep 29 Drought devastates soybean yields in central Kansas
Farm ProgressFarm Progress•Sep 29 A primary driver of food inflation isn’t food at all
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Contract Specifications

Contract May 2028 · ZSK28
Exchange Chicago Board of Trade · ZS
Contract size 5,000 bushels
Tick size ¼¢ per bushel · $12.50 per contract
Value of a 1¢ move $50 per contract
Contract months Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Nov (F, H, K, N, Q, U, X)
Trading hours 7:00 pm – 7:45 am and 8:30 am – 1:20 pm CT, Sun–Fri
Settlement Physical delivery

Cash Basis

USDA · Sep 28
No report

Strongest Arkansas −24¢ · weakest Colorado −118¢

USDA country-elevator bids against November futures, in cents per bushel; the legend runs from the weakest basis to the strongest.

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