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SOYBEANS ONE-YEAR SEASONAL PATTERN
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Based on near-term futures contract daily data 1985–2009
SOYBEANS NEAR-TERM CONTRACT ANNUAL HIGHS, LOWS, AND CLOSES SINCE 1969
HIGH LOW YEAR HIGH LOW YEAR
YEAR DATE CLOSE DATE CLOSE CLOSE YEAR DATE CLOSE DATE CLOSE CLOSE
1969 05/13 271 3/8 09/02 234 7/8 251 7/8 1990 07/03 663 3/4 01/25 558 1/4 574 3/4
1970 10/27 312 01/05 251 1/4 297 7/8 1991 08/02 642 3/4 07/08 515 3/4 557
1971 07/16 347 1/2 04/08 289 3/4 317 1992 06/02 630 10/02 527 1/4 574 1/4
1972 12/12 435 1/2 01/14 307 426 1/2 1993 07/19 737 02/08 564 3/4 712 1/2
1973 06/04 1211 01/08 422 586 1/4 1994 05/23 732 1/4 10/07 527 1/4 561 1/2
1974 10/04 949 05/06 523 715 1995 12/29 744 3/4 02/01 546 1/2 744 3/4
1975 01/02 723 1/2 12/15 445 1/4 459 1996 04/25 831 11/01 666 1/2 687 3/4
1976 07/09 750 1/4 01/26 456 3/4 711 1/4 1997 05/06 892 07/02 607 1/2 676 1/4
1977 04/21 1046 1/2 09/14 505 1/4 603 3/4 1998 02/10 693 08/31 511 1/2 541 1/4
1978 05/30 745 1/4 02/09 558 1/2 690 1/2 1999 01/08 555 07/08 410 469 3/4
1979 06/22 838 1/2 10/26 655 1/2 664 3/4 2000 05/04 572 1/4 08/07 446 3/4 509 3/4
1980 11/05 954 1/2 04/01 579 1/2 818 1/2 2001 07/17 528 12/31 422 1/4 422 1/4
1981 01/06 842 3/4 12/21 606 3/4 626 1/4 2002 09/11 588 3/4 01/02 418 1/4 565
1982 04/23 676 10/04 518 1/4 573 1/4 2003 10/29 803 1/2 ...