# Central Illinois soybean crush margin climbs 14% amid rising soymeal prices - The Jacobsen

> In the week to January 24, the Central Illinois soybean crush margin rose 14% week on week to $2.16 per bushel, according to USDA's weekly co-products report. Soybean meal prices climbed 7% to $320.90 per short ton while soybean oil fell 0.5% to 44.54 cents per pound.

- Date: 2025-01-27 · published 2025-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26586-central-illinois-soybean-crush-margin-climbs-14-amid-rising-soymeal-prices-the
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A wider crush margin encourages processors to run plants harder, producing more meal and supporting meal supply, while firmer meal prices benefit feed buyers' cost picture.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- thejacobsen.com: https://thejacobsen.com/2025/01/27/central-illinois-soybean-crush-margin-climbs-14-amid-rising-soymeal-prices/

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