Futures contracts of soybean on the CBOT surged to a seven-week high of $9.7950 cents per bushel due to higher-than-expected exports by the country. The most active November contract on the bourse traded at $9.7875 cents per bushel, up 0.8% from the previous close. The US exported 2.3 million tonne of the oilseed in the week ended Sep 14, up around 45% from the previous week.