US Illinois, Gulf crude-degummed soybean oil basis levels stable

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US Illinois, Gulf crude-degummed soybean oil basis levels stable

Alexandra Watts | 02.04.2025

US Interior and Gulf crude-degummed soybean oil basis levels were mostly steady on Tuesday February 4, in what several trading sources described as an ongoing sloppy market.

The basis on Central Illinois crude-degummed soybean oil was pegged at a 50-200 point discount FOB to the benchmark March soybean oil futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

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