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Post Harvest Soybean Returns

Basis, Cash Prices, Futures, & Call Options

Southeast Missouri Cash Prices and July Futures

The tables compare the post-harvest returns from storing soybeans based on changes in basis and cash prices with making cash sales on December 1 and January 1 and buying July futures and at-the-money July call options.  The returns are calculated from December 1 and January 1 to April 1 and May 1.  Seasonally, corn and soybean prices put in a spring top in April and May. The returns are in cents per bushel based on 8.0% interest and 1 cent per month for on farm storage.  
Soybean Returns from December 1 Soybean Returns from January 1
   

 Soybean Returns from December 1

Returns to Basis, Cash,  Buying Futures or Call Options On December 1
Cash Sales Made on December 1
  4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1 5/1 5/1 5/1 5/1
  Basis Cash Returns Returns Basis Cash Returns Returns
  Return Return to Buying to Buying Return Return to Buying to Buying
  Farm Farm Futures July Call Farm Farm Futures July Call
Year Storage Storage   Option Storage Storage   Option
    ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------
2004 -62 236 298 253 -58 234 292 247
2003 -42 -30 12 -6 -61 11 72 42
2002 -17 2 19 1 -14 -11 3 -12
2001 0 -91 -91 -33 1 -90 -91 -34
2000 -28 36 64 31 -16 57 73 37
1999 -18 -133 -115 -32 -14 -132 -118 -34
1998 -16 -99 -83 -37 -19 -105 -86 -39
1997 -51 132 183 146 -47 134 181 145
1996 -21 43 64 36 -31 82 113 82
1995 -10 5 15 4 -9 2 11 -2
1994 -16 -40 -24 -28 -22 -30 -8 -23
1993 -13 12 25 7 -10 9 19 -2
1992 -16 -12 4 -6 -15 -7 8 -8
1991 5 -22 -27 -21 11 -35 -46 -32
1990 -13 -26 -13 -15 -21 12 33 15
1989 -5 -59 -54 -34 -3 -32 -29 -32
  -----   ------     ------     ------     ------  
16 Yr Ave -20 -3 17 17 -20 6 27 22
10 Yr Ave -26 10 37 36 -27 18 45 43
7 Yr Ave -26 -11 15 25 -26 -5 21 30
5 Yr Ave -30 31 60 49 -30 40 70 56
3 Yr Ave -40 69 110 83 -44 78 122 92
16 Yr Ave** -17 -19 -1 1 -18 -9 9 7
**The 16 year Average does not include 2004.           

 

Soybean Returns from January 1

Returns to Basis, Cash,  Buying Futures or Call Options On January 1
Cash Sales Made on January 1
  4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1 5/1 5/1 5/1 5/1
  Basis Cash Returns Returns Basis Cash Returns Returns
  Return Return to Buying to Buying Return Return to Buying to Buying
  Farm Farm Futures July Call Farm Farm Futures July Call
Year Storage Storage   Option Storage Storage   Option
    ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------   ------
2004 -31 212 243 183 -27 210 237 177
2003 -39 -35 4 -9 -58 6 64 39
2002 -19 34 53 35 -16 21 37 19
2001 -7 -88 -81 -27 -7 -88 -81 -28
2000 -29 51 80 51 -18 71 89 59
1999 -31 -96 -65 -22 -27 -95 -68 -26
1998 -10 -44 -34 -22 -12 -49 -37 -27
1997 -41 141 182 145 -37 143 180 144
1996 -20 -13 7 -9 -31 25 56 27
1995 -11 8 19 7 -10 5 15 1
1994 -9 -69 -60 -36 -15 -59 -44 -33
1993 -8 11 19 7 -5 8 13 -2
1992 -13 8 21 6 -12 13 25 7
1991 4 21 17 4 10 8 -2 -11
1990 -12 -16 -4 -10 -20 22 42 20
1989 -6 -115 -109 -56 -5 -89 -84 -56
  -----   ------     ------     ------     ------  
16 Yr Ave -18 0 18 15 -18 10 28 19
10 Yr Ave -24 17 41 33 -24 25 49 39
7 Yr Ave -24 5 29 27 -23 11 34 30
5 Yr Ave -25 35 60 47 -25 44 69 53
3 Yr Ave -30 70 100 70 -34 79 113 78
16 Yr Ave** -17 -14 3 4 -17 -4 14 9
**The 16 year Average does not include 2004.           

 

David Reinbott
reinbottd@missouri.edu
Agriculture Business Specialist


University Outreach and Extension David Reinbott, reinbottd@missouri.edu
Farm Management Specialist
Last modified: November 16, 2004