# US soy crushers pay steep premiums as rain delays harvest | eFeedLink

> Rain delays are slowing the US soybean harvest in Iowa, Indiana and Minnesota. Crushing plants have raised cash bids for soybeans, and some have cut crushing rates. Cargill has pulled soymeal offers at three Iowa plants.

- Date: 2026-09-28 · published 2026-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17557-us-soy-crushers-pay-steep-premiums-as-rain-delays-harvest-efeedlink
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays tighten prompt soybean supply, which raises crush costs and reduces meal availability. This supports soybean and soymeal prices while the rain persists.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-09-25 | [US harvest delays send soy processors scrambling for supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17520-us-harvest-delays-send-soy-processors-scrambling-for-supplies-reuters.md) | -2.5% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2017-04-12 | [Flooding In Argentina May Delay Soy Crop Harvesting \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71348-flooding-in-argentina-may-delay-soy-crop-harvesting-investing-com.md) | +1.2% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2017-10-03 | [Wet Weather Delays Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68316-wet-weather-delays-harvest.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2022-02-28 | [Soybean Prices Rise as South American Drought Reduces Harvest \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14055-soybean-prices-rise-as-south-american-drought-reduces-harvest-feed-and-grain.md) | +5.4% | +7.5% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2026-09-25 | [US harvest delays send soy processors scrambling for supplies \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17520-us-harvest-delays-send-soy-processors-scrambling-for-supplies-reuters.md) | -5.3% | -4.5% |
| SBM | 2017-04-12 | [Flooding In Argentina May Delay Soy Crop Harvesting \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71348-flooding-in-argentina-may-delay-soy-crop-harvesting-investing-com.md) | +0.5% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2022-02-28 | [Soybean Prices Rise as South American Drought Reduces Harvest \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14055-soybean-prices-rise-as-south-american-drought-reduces-harvest-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.2% | +9.0% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/us-soy-crushers-pay-steep-premiums-as-rain-delays-harvest

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