# US harvest delays send soy processors scrambling for supplies | Reuters

> Soybean processors in the US Midwest are offering large premiums for prompt deliveries as persistent rains delay the early harvest. Some plants have slowed crushing because of tight supplies, and soymeal feed supply is tight. Forecasts call for more harvest-delaying rain.

- Date: 2026-09-25 · published 2026-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17520-us-harvest-delays-send-soy-processors-scrambling-for-supplies-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter farm deliveries reduce near-term crush and meal output, which supports soybean and soymeal prices and raises feed costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-09-28 | [US soy crushers pay steep premiums as rain delays harvest \| eFeedLink](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17557-us-soy-crushers-pay-steep-premiums-as-rain-delays-harvest-efeedlink.md) | -3.1% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2018-09-20 | [Notable Harvest Delays for Northern Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62880-notable-harvest-delays-for-northern-corn-belt.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2021-02-26 | [Brazil Soy Harvest Slowed by Delayed Planting and Wet Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48465-brazil-soy-harvest-slowed-by-delayed-planting-and-wet-weather.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2026-05-14 | [US forecaster says El Nino has 82% chance of developing by July \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19187-us-forecaster-says-el-nino-has-82-chance-of-developing-by-july-reuters.md) | -1.3% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2017-10-03 | [Wet Weather Delays Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68316-wet-weather-delays-harvest.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2026-09-28 | [US soy crushers pay steep premiums as rain delays harvest \| eFeedLink](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17557-us-soy-crushers-pay-steep-premiums-as-rain-delays-harvest-efeedlink.md) | -6.4% | -4.3% |
| SBM | 2023-08-20 | [Rising prices send Vietnam scrambling for fishmeal – Asian Agribiz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34685-rising-prices-send-vietnam-scrambling-for-fishmeal-asian-agribiz.md) | +2.6% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2023-06-22 | [Central US drought intensifies, threatening grains and soy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9769-central-us-drought-intensifies-threatening-grains-and-soy-reuters.md) | -7.3% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/us-harvest-delays-send-soy-processors-scrambling-supplies-2026-09-25/

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