-- Biofuels feedstock futures closed higher on Friday, with soybean prices supported by the uncertainty of peace talks in Iran and the daily pattern of risk-on risk-off trades.
The Chicago Board of Trade May soybean futures contract closed 0.34 higher at $11.63 per bushel, while the CBOT May soybean oil futures contract settled 0.35% higher at 71.91 cents per pound.
On Thursday, the June ethanol futures contract on the Nymex ended 0.13% higher at $1.93 per gallon.
Rhett Montgomery, DTN analyst, said the soybean market recovered from a two-day selloff to close the week, possibly on renewed optimism for peace talks in the Middle East over the weekend.
"The latest reports are that President Trump will send negotiators to meet with Iranian officials over the weekend," Montgomery stated in a daily note.
"As evidenced by the past month's sideways price action, it would appear soybean traders are willing at this point to wait for early growing season clues, as well as future demand hints when President Trump visits China next month," the analyst added.