CBOT August soybeans settled down 14-3/4 cents at $8.89-3/4 per bushel while new-crop November ended down 14-1/2 cents at $9.08-1/2, turning lower after climbing $9.34-1/4, the highest price for a most-active soybean contract  in a year.

CBOT August soymeal ended down $8.10 at $307.20 per short ton and August soyoil fell 0.24 cent at 28.13 cents per pound.

Ahead of the US Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress report, analysts surveyed by Reuters on average expected the government to rate 56pc of the US soybean crop as good to excellent, up from 54pc a week earlier.

The USDA reported export inspections of US soybeans in the latest week at 719,299 tonnes, near the high end of a range of trade expectations for 450,000 to 750,000 tonnes.

Ahead of the USDA's monthly fats and oils report due on Monday, analysts surveyed by Reuters on average expected the government to show that 164.3 million bushels of soybeans were processed in May.