1.   Brazil is on track to produce a record soybean crop this year, after December rains nourished crops, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.

2.   A record soybean crop expected from Brazil, now being harvested, could make supplies more ample, traders said.

3.   A record soybean crop in Brazil will offset strong demand from China and record use of soybeans in the U.S., USDA figures showed.

4.   A spate of storms in October and November improved planting conditions for the oilseed, relieving a two-year drought and raising prospects for a record soybean harvest.

5.   Favorable weather could lead to a record soybean crop and the second-highest corn crop ever, traders said.

6.   Prices also rose on a National Oilseed Processors Association report of another record soybean crush rate.

7.   Ranchers produced more animals in expectation of lower feed costs as the U.S. harvested a record soybean crop and the third-largest corn crop.

8.   Soybean futures were mostly lower, pressured by weakness in soybean oil futures and prospects for Brazil to harvest a record large soybean crop this spring.

9.   The higher-than-average soybean pod counts increase the likeliness that farmers will harvest a record soybean crop.

10.   The increase in imports comes on the heels of a record Brazilian soybean crop.