Soybeans were firm on light commercial and technical buying after an up and down session. 73% of U.S. soybeans are harvested, compared to 70% on average, with mixed progress expected this week. China bought 199,000 tons of 2021/22 U.S. beans, confirming some recent rumors and Mexico picked up 125,730 tons of 2021/22 U.S. beans. Safras e Mercado says that as of Friday, 35.8% of Brazil’s expected record soybean crop is planted, compared to 27% normally this time of year.

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