# Lower moisture soybeans offers clear benefits for US buyers

> Gordon Denny, a US soy consultant, says the 2024 US soybean crop averaged 10.5% moisture against the standard 13%, giving buyers more oil and meal per bushel. Farmers missed an estimated $1.4bn in revenue, or $0.32 per bushel, while some crushing plants slowed by up to 20% due to dry beans.

- Date: 2025-01-14 · published 2025-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26591-lower-moisture-soybeans-offers-clear-benefits-for-us-buyers
- 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

Lower-moisture beans raise processor yields of oil and meal per bushel, which increases product supply and trims effective cost for buyers, while farmers receive less revenue per bushel.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agnavigator.com: https://www.agnavigator.com/Article/2025/01/14/lower-moisture-soybeans-offers-clear-benefits-for-us-buyers/

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