# Central Illinois soybean meal prices drop to 4-year low - The Jacobsen

> Soybean meal prices in Central Illinois fell to a four-year low of $296.45 per short ton in the week to February 14, down 4.5% week on week and 20% year on year. Soybean and soybean oil prices moved in different directions, with the crush margin at $1.91 per bushel, below the six-week average.

- Date: 2025-02-18 · published 2025-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26107-central-illinois-soybean-meal-prices-drop-to-4-year-low-the-jacobsen
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Weak meal prices with a shrinking crush margin signal ample meal supply and softer demand for feed buyers, pointing to lower meal costs for livestock rations.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- thejacobsen.com: https://thejacobsen.com/2025/02/18/central-illinois-soybean-meal-prices-drop-to-4-year-low/

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