# US soybean production drops, global oilseed crush rises in 2024/25 | Feed & Grain

> USDA's January 14, 2025 Oil Crops Outlook cut US soybean production by 95 million bushels to 4.36 billion, on lower yields and harvested acreage. Domestic ending stocks were forecast at 380 million bushels, down 90 million from the prior month, while global oilseed crush rose 2.1 million tonnes.

- Date: 2025-01-14 · published 2025-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26590-us-soybean-production-drops-global-oilseed-crush-rises-in-2024-25-feed-and-grain
- 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

A smaller US crop and tighter ending stocks support soybean prices, and higher global crush increases meal and oil output that shapes feed and oil pricing.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-11-11 | [Global soybean market faces challenges amid oilseed production decline \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27430-global-soybean-market-faces-challenges-amid-oilseed-production-decline-feed-and.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-08-13 | [Global oilseeds production forecast lowered on multiple crop declines \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23433-global-oilseeds-production-forecast-lowered-on-multiple-crop-declines-feed-and.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2025-11-17 | [USDA lowers global oilseed production forecast, including soybeans, but quotes are falling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22064-usda-lowers-global-oilseed-production-forecast-including-soybeans-but-quotes.md) | +1.1% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-10 | [Argentina soybean exports to rise despite lower production \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13818-argentina-soybean-exports-to-rise-despite-lower-production-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.3% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-05-15 | [USDA forecasts lower US soybean stocks, record crush for 2025/26 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24760-usda-forecasts-lower-us-soybean-stocks-record-crush-for-2025-26-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |
| SBM | 2024-09-30 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Global fishmeal and fish oil production surges in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28383-aquafeed-com-global-fishmeal-and-fish-oil-production-surges-in-2024.md) | -2.5% | -10.5% |
| SBM | 2024-12-11 | [Forecast for U.S. Oilseed Production in 2024–2025 – Market-Tracker](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27058-forecast-for-u-s-oilseed-production-in-2024-2025-market-tracker.md) | -0.6% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2024-04-03 | [Anatomy of a fall in global feed production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30854-anatomy-of-a-fall-in-global-feed-production.md) | +1.7% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/commodities/news/15712074/us-soybean-production-drops-global-oilseed-crush-rises-in-202425

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