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Soybean Oil May '23 (ZLK23)

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Barchart Symbol ZL
Exchange Symbol ZL
Contract Soybean Oil
Exchange CBOT
Tick Size 0.01 points ($6.00 per contract)
Margin/Maintenance $1,870/1,700
Daily Limit 3 cents per pound ($1,800 per contract) Expanded limit 4.5 cents
Contract Size 60,000 pounds
Months Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec (F, H, K, N, Q, U, V, Z)
Trading Hours 7:00p.m. - 7:45a.m. and 8:30a.m. - 1:20p.m. (Settles 1:15p.m.) (Sun-Fri) CST
Value of One Futures Unit $600
Value of One Options Unit $600
Last Trading Day The business day prior to the 15th calendar day of the contract month

Description

Soybean oil is the natural oil extracted from whole soybeans. Typically, about 19% of a soybean's weight can be extracted as crude soybean oil. The oil content of US soybeans correlates directly with the temperatures and amount of sunshine during the soybean pod-filling stages. Edible products produced with soybean oil include cooking and salad oils, shortening, and margarine. Soybean oil is the most widely used cooking oil in the US. It accounts for 80% of margarine production and more than 75% of total US consumer vegetable fat and oil consumption. Soy oil is cholesterol-free and high in polyunsaturated fat. Soy oil is also used to produce inedible products such as paints, varnish, resins, and plastics. Of the edible vegetable oils, soy oil is the world's largest at about 32%, followed by palm oil and rapeseed oil. Soybean oil futures and options are traded at the CME Group.

Prices - CME soybean oil futures prices (Barchart.com symbol ZL) on the nearest-futures chart in 2023 closed the year down -25.0% yr/yr at 47.84 cents per pound.

Supply - World production of soybean oil in 2023/24 is expected to rise by +4.7% yr/yr to a new record high of 61.912 million metric tons. China will account for 27.7% of world soybean oil production, while the US will account for 19.4%, Brazil for 16.4%, and Argentina for 12.2%. US production of soybean oil in 2023/24 is expected to rise by +3.0% yr/yr to 12.258 million metric tons, a new record high.

Demand - World consumption of soybean oil in 2023/24 is expected to rise by +4.6% yr/yr to a new record high of 60.775 million metric tons. In 2023/24, China will account for 29.1% of world consumption, while the US will account for 20.3%, and Brazil for 13.9%. US consumption of soybean oil in 2023/24 is expected to rise by +2.2% yr/yr to 12.338 million metric tons, a new record high.

Trade - World exports of soybean oil in 2023/24 are expected to remain unchanged yr/yr to 11.525 million metric tons. US exports of soybean oil in 2023/24 are expected to fall by -20.5% yr/yr to 136,000 metric tons, a new record low.

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