Monday, April 16, 2012

RTRS- NOPA March U.S. soy crush seen at 143.8 mln bu

CHICAGO, April 13 (Reuters) - The National Oilseed Processors Association's monthly soybean crush data slated for release on Monday should show the U.S. crush for March at 143.8 million bushels, analysts projected on Friday.

Trade estimates ranged from 139.0 million to 146.3 million bushels. NOPA reported the February crush at 136.35 million bushels and March 2011 at 134.391 million bushels.

The average of analysts estimates for March U.S. soyoil stocks was 2.338 billion lbs, up from NOPA's February figure of 2.242 billion lbs. Forecasts ranged from 2.292 billion to 2.417 billion lbs.