# Soy Crush Rapidly Expands, Bringing Opportunity and Worries

> US soybean crush capacity is expanding rapidly, with at least 14 new soy processing projects underway and about 450 million bushels of added soybean demand expected in the next few years. The expansion is driven by renewable diesel demand for soybean oil, and some crush capacity additions are not yet quantified.

- Date: 2022-05-13 · published 2022-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15395-soy-crush-rapidly-expands-bringing-opportunity-and-worries
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Added crush capacity raises demand for soybeans and increases meal and oil output, supporting soybean prices while adding supply to soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2022/05/13/soy-crush-rapidly-expands-bringing

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