Friday, December 14, 2012

RTRS- NOPA November US soy crush seen at 157.343 mln bushels

CHICAGO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The National Oilseed Processors Association's monthly soybean crush data scheduled for release on Friday should show the U.S. crush for November at 157.343 million bushels, analysts projected.

If realized, the figure would represent the largest for the month of November since 2009 and the biggest overall monthly crush since January 2010.

Trade estimates ranged from 147.5 million to 164.0 million bushels. NOPA reported the October crush at 153.536 million bushels. The soy crush in November 2011 was 141.277 million bushels.

The consensus estimate for NOPA's November U.S. soyoil stocks figure was 2.227 billion lbs, up from NOPA's October figure of 2.188 billion lbs. Analysts' estimates ranged from 2.138 billion to 2.280 billion.

NOPA reported November 2011 soyoil stocks at 1.876 billion lbs.