Data show tight supplies, not speculation, driving soyabean prices × Trade admits the domestic 2020-21 soyabean crop would at best be 100 lakh tonnes, far less than the government estimate of 137 lt A strident rise in soyabean prices in the domestic market (to over ₹7,500 a quintal compared with minimum support price of ₹3,880) has upset the processing industry as it finds its profits squeezed. Some trade associations allege rampant speculation in the derivatives market; but a scrutiny of data suggests the trade bodies may be barking up the wrong tree. The global and domestic market fun...