# Strong US soybean crush and robust ethanol output keep corn demand elevated - Biofuels International Magazine

> USDA data showed July soybean crush at 222 million bushels, above expectations and 17 million higher than a year earlier. Corn used for ethanol reached 474.7 million bushels, up 4% from July 2025. Soybean oil and soybean meal inventories were above analyst forecasts and year-earlier levels.

- Date: 2026-09-07 · published 2026-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17562-strong-us-soybean-crush-and-robust-ethanol-output-keep-corn-demand-elevated
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Robust ethanol grind keeps corn demand firm, which supports corn prices. Heavy crush output and rising meal stocks add pressure on soybean meal prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-13 | [WASDE update: US corn and soybean output estimates cut \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26453-wasde-update-us-corn-and-soybean-output-estimates-cut-articles-ing-think.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [Soybean crush, corn for ethanol use up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27503-soybean-crush-corn-for-ethanol-use-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [US Corn and Soybean Ending Stocks Decrease in 2024/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25067-us-corn-and-soybean-ending-stocks-decrease-in-2024-2025.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2022-08-29 | [Pro Farmer Releases 2022 National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13335-pro-farmer-releases-2022-national-corn-and-soybean-crop-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Pro Farmer releases 2023 national corn and soybean estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13255-pro-farmer-releases-2023-national-corn-and-soybean-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| SBM | 2024-11-01 | [Soybean crush, corn for ethanol use up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27503-soybean-crush-corn-for-ethanol-use-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | -4.5% |
| SBM | 2025-06-10 | [Biofuel demand powers soybean crush growth - Missouri Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15116-biofuel-demand-powers-soybean-crush-growth-missouri-soybeans.md) | -3.8% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2021-11-26 | [Soybean output up in Europe, but fall off in demand predicted for non-GM meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12232-soybean-output-up-in-europe-but-fall-off-in-demand-predicted-for-non-gm-meal.md) | -0.6% | +11.2% |

## Sources

- biofuels-news.com: https://biofuels-news.com/news/strong-us-soybean-crush-and-robust-ethanol-output-keep-corn-demand-elevated/

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