11.   Trade sources say soybean supplies at Gulf of Mexico shipping points are sufficient to meet current demand.

12.   Until the harvest, soybean supplies will be low.

13.   Another commodity dependent on soybean supplies is tempeh, which has begun to find a good export market in Japan.

14.   But prices could be held in check by news that South American soybean supplies were healthy, meaning U.S. exports should fall.

15.   Pressure came from anticipation of bearish news on soybean supplies Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

16.   The USDA also reduced its estimate of U.S. soybean supplies, although that change had been expected.