Soaring soybean prices climb to record high

The US Department of Agriculture in its November 9 estimates expects US
reserve supply of soybeans for next year to be 210 million bushels or 63% less
than this year. Importers currently need to rely on supplies of the new crop
from the US and stockpiles of the old crop in South America.

Soybean futures for January
delivery gained 11.25 cents, or 1%, to $10.89 a bushel in after-hours electronic
trading on the Chicago Board of Trade as of 9:55 p.m. in London. That’s the
highest since June 1988. Most-active futures rose for the sixth consecutive
week. The price has risen 63% in the past year after US farmers planted the
fewest acres in 12 years to sow more corn.

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