# Soybeans

> Soybean prices rose across the complex, with October meal reaching a two-year high on flash sales to Europe and October oil at new weekly highs. USDA reported flash sales of 182,000 mt to China and 100,000 tons of meal each to Germany and the Netherlands. Crush margins widened to $2.46 1/2 per bushel.

- Date: 2026-08-28 · published 2026-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17961-soybeans
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export demand and wide crush margins pull soybeans and meal higher, tightening nearby meal supplies for feed buyers while Chinese purchases limit US yield slack.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-08-31 | 5 | +9.2% | 3.4 | October soyoil hit new weekly highs on Aug 28 with strong complex demand and wider crush margins. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-28 | [Corn and Soybeans in the Green](https://feedsoft.ai/events/77-corn-and-soybeans-in-the-green.md) | -1.6% | — |
| SOY | 2025-10-31 | [Soybeans Rise to 15-Month Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22450-soybeans-rise-to-15-month-highs.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2025-11-17 | [Soybeans Surge to July 2024 Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7891-soybeans-surge-to-july-2024-highs.md) | +1.1% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2021-06-11 | [2021 Soybeans – to crush or export?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46671-2021-soybeans-to-crush-or-export.md) | -13.9% | -9.1% |
| SOY | 2025-01-21 | [Soybeans Up 15¢. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9938-soybeans-up-15-tuesday-jan-21-2025.md) | +1.1% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2025-10-31 | [Soybeans Rise to 15-Month Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22450-soybeans-rise-to-15-month-highs.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2025-11-17 | [Soybeans Surge to July 2024 Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7891-soybeans-surge-to-july-2024-highs.md) | -1.7% | -5.9% |
| SBM | 2017-05-08 | [Appetite for soybeans reaches new high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70884-appetite-for-soybeans-reaches-new-high.md) | -0.8% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- agupdate.com: https://agupdate.com/iowafarmertoday/mwo/crop/soybeans/article_f65d000b-147a-4741-bbdf-a156c631914f.html

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