1.   But anticipation of increased soybean crop estimates in the USDA report kept a lid on gains.

2.   Also hurting the price of futures was increased Brazilian soybean sales in response to the decline in value of the real.

3.   Gains were limited by expectations of increased soybean exports from South America.

4.   It also made traders nervous that increased soybean meal production in the United States would raise soybean oil production to burdensome levels.

5.   Soybeans sank in anticipation of increased soybean acreage if rain continues to delay corn planting in the Midwest.

6.   The precipitation comes during the important pod-filling stage, optimizing the potential for increased soybean yields.