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Last Chance Bounce

November Soybean and December Corn Futures Prices

The Last Chance Bounce measures the rebound in soybean and corn futures prices from August to September. Seasonally, at the end of summer during August futures prices will put in a short term low and trend higher into September.  Many times the September high will be right before or after the September crop report.  

The significance of this bounce it gives a farmer a Last Chance to make sales before harvest.  

 

Last Chance Bounce - November Soybean Futures   Last Chance  Bounce - December Corn Futures
The Bounce in November Futures from the August Low to the September High (Close to Close)   The Bounce in December Futures from the August Low to the September High (Close to Close)
                             
  Low price     High Price         Low price     High Price    
Year Date Price   Date Price Change   Year Date Price   Date Price Change
                             
2006 29-Aug $5.51   21-Sep $5.58 $0.07   2006 17-Aug $2.35   28-Sep $2.64 $0.29
                             
2005 25-Aug $5.98   06-Sep $6.14 $0.16   2005 31-Aug $2.17   01-Sep $2.22 $0.05
                             
2004 11-Aug $5.54   01-Sep $6.37 $0.83   2004 13-Aug $2.28   01-Sep $2.43 $0.15
                             
2003 05-Aug $5.13   29-Sep $6.83 $1.70   2003 01-Aug $2.14   04-Sep $2.47 $0.33
                             
2002 08-Aug $5.23   11-Sep $5.89 $0.66   2002 08-Aug $2.57   11-Sep $2.93 $0.36
                             
2001 24-Aug $4.79   04-Sep $4.84 $0.05   2001 03-Aug $2.22   04-Sep $2.31 $0.09
                             
2000 07-Aug $4.47   05-Sep $5.13 $0.66   2000 11-Aug $1.87   05-Sep $1.98 $0.11
                             
1999 13-Aug $4.54   07-Sep $5.21 $0.67   1999 27-Aug $2.15   07-Sep $2.25 $0.10
                             
1998 31-Aug $5.11   15-Sep $5.34 $0.23   1998 31-Aug $2.00   08-Sep $2.13 $0.13
                             
1997 18-Aug $6.08   16-Sep $6.47 $0.39   1997 11-Aug $2.53   11-Sep $2.73 $0.20
                             
1996 05-Aug $7.35   12-Sep $8.15 $0.80   1996 05-Aug $3.18   03-Sep $3.42 $0.24
                             
1995 04-Aug $5.97   21-Sep $6.64 $0.67   1995 07-Aug $2.73   29-Sep $3.12 $0.39
                             
1994 04-Aug $5.55   06-Sep $5.83 $0.28   1994 04-Aug $2.19   07-Sep $2.28 $0.09
                             
1993 16-Aug $6.52   03-Sep $6.63 $0.11   1993 31-Aug $2.38   24-Sep $2.49 $0.11
                             
1992 07-Aug $5.29   08-Sep $5.62 $0.33   1992 07-Aug $2.15   08-Sep $2.26 $0.11
                             
1991 19-Aug $5.40   18-Sep $6.18 $0.78   1991 20-Aug $2.37   18-Sep $2.57 $0.20
                             
1990 02-Aug $5.95   12-Sep $6.41 $0.46   1990 31-Aug $2.33   06-Sep $2.38 $0.05
                             
1989 08-Aug $5.64   08-Sep $5.95 $0.31   1989 03-Aug $2.20   08-Sep $2.39 $0.19
                             
1988 23-Aug $8.18   08-Sep $9.06 $0.88   1988 23-Aug $2.84   06-Sep $3.05 $0.21
                             
1987 07-Aug $4.96   16-Sep $5.36 $0.40   1987 12-Aug $1.61   29-Sep $1.91 $0.30
                             
1986 25-Aug $4.68   29-Sep $4.90 $0.22   1986 26-Aug $1.65   26-Sep $1.79 $0.14
                             
1985 26-Aug $5.05   23-Sep $5.23 $0.18   1985 28-Aug $2.17   24-Sep $2.26 $0.09
                             
1984 20-Aug $6.10   12-Sep $6.35 $0.25   1984 20-Aug $2.76   11-Sep $2.92 $0.16
                             
1983 01-Aug $7.55   09-Sep $9.48 $1.93   1983 01-Aug $3.36   21-Sep $3.69 $0.33
                             
1982 16-Aug $5.54   16-Sep $5.64 $0.10   1982 17-Aug $2.27   02-Sep $2.32 $0.05
                             
1981 27-Aug $6.69   03-Sep $6.86 $0.17   1981 25-Aug $2.98   03-Sep $3.09 $0.11
                             
1980 15-Aug $7.53   19-Sep $8.72 $1.19   1980 18-Sep $3.33   08-Sep $3.61 $0.28
                             
Average Bounce - 1980 to 2006   $0.54   Average Bounce - 1980 to 2006   $0.18
Maximum (1983)         $1.93   Maximum (1995)         $0.39
Minimum (2001)         $0.05   Minimum (1982, 1990, 2005 )   $0.05
                             
Average Bounce - 1990 to 2006   $0.52   Average Bounce - 1990 to 2006   $0.18
Maximum (2003)         $1.70   Maximum (1995)         $0.39
Minimum (2001)         $0.05   Minimum (1990, 2005)       $0.05
                           
Average Bounce - 1980 to 2006   $0.39   Average Bounce - 1980 to 2006   $0.16
(Excluding 2003, 1993, 1988, 1983 & 1980)     (Excluding 2003, 1993, 1988, 1983 & 1980)  

David Reinbott
reinbottd@missouri.edu
Agriculture Business Specialist


University Outreach and Extension David Reinbott, reinbottd@missouri.edu
Farm Management Specialist
Last modified: August 01, 2007