Central Illinois soybean crush margins rebound from previous low

Author: Alexandra Watts

Central Illinois soybean crush margins rebound from previous low

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) grain prices shifted higher across the board on Monday May 20.

The July soybean futures contract increased by 20 cents per bushel to settle at $12.48 per bu, and July soymeal jumped by $5.30 per short ton to $374.10 per ton.

Meanwhile, the July corn futures contract increased by 8 cents per bu to $4.60 per bu, and July wheat rose by 37.50 cents per bu to close at $6.88 per bu.

Corn prices pushed higher after...

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