31.   Soybeans are set to bloom, creating flowers that settle into pods.

32.   Soybeans were firm.

33.   Soybeans were hardest hit by the dry weather.

34.   Soybeans were steady as signs of robust domestic demand offset expectations that export sales may slow in the coming months.

35.   Still, available soybeans are scarce, with the harvest still weeks away.

36.   Soybeans are a key ingredient for livestock feed and food processing.

37.   Soybeans are crushed to produce soybean meal, a livestock feed, and soybean oil, used for cooking and food preparation.

38.   Soyoil, a food ingredient in everything from mayonnaise to cookies, is produced along with soybean meal, a livestock feed, when soybeans are crushed.

39.   This is no small matter, for soybeans are a big American farm export, finding their way into everything from margarine to livestock feed.

40.   U.S. soybeans are likely to dominate global exports until new crops are available.