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Lakefront Futures argues the soybean rally reflects logistics and crush capacity allocation more than a true bean shortage. Argentina holds back beans because of a weak peso, and soymeal business is shifting to the U.S. where basis has improved.
If the rally is driven by logistics rather than scarce beans, new crush capacity in the Dakotas and Michigan could eventually ease meal tightness. Until then, feed buyers face firm meal prices as the market reroutes trade to the U.S.
lakefrontfutures.comGarret BrownFeb 13, 2018After 167 past bullish logistics events, Soybean Meal moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.8% to +2.9%), and -1.2% over 20.
After 230 past neutral logistics events, Soybeans moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.1% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
