In the 18th week of 2026, soybean inventories at major domestic oil mills increased, while soybean meal inventories decreased, and outstanding contracts rose. Specifically, soybean inventories stood at 5,324,300 tons, an increase of 115,000 tons or 2.21% from the previous week, and a year-on-year increase of 577,900 tons or 12.18%. Soybean meal inventories were 434,300 tons, a decrease of 76,500 tons or 14.98% from the previous week, and a year-on-year increase of 352,200 tons or 428.99%. Outstanding contracts totaled 3,923,500 tons, an increase of 1,318,000 tons or 50.59% from the previous week, and a year-on-year decrease of 377,300 tons or 8.77%.