Monday, May 14, 2012

RTRS- NOPA April U.S. soy crush seen at 134.8 mln bu

CHICAGO, May 11 (Reuters) - The National Oilseed Processors Association's monthly soybean crush data slated for release on Monday should show the U.S. crush for April at 134.8 million bushels, analysts projected on Friday.

Trade estimates ranged from 128.5 million to 144 million bushels. NOPA reported the March crush at 140.534 million bushels and the year-ago April 2011 crush at 121.330 million bushels.

The consensus estimate for NOPA's April U.S. soyoil stocks figure was 2.362 billion lbs, nearly unchanged from NOPA's March figure of 2.363 billion lbs. Analyst estimates ranged from 2.263 billion to 2.450 billion lbs.

NOPA reported year-ago April 2011 soyoil stocks at 2.694 billion lbs.