# Corn grind, soybean crush down on month, up on year - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA data showed 464.9 million bushels of corn used for fuel alcohol in November, below October but 2% above a year earlier. DDGS production was 1.84 million tons, down 2% month on month and up 2% year on year. The soybean crush reached 210 million bushels, 6 million below the October record but 10 million above the prior year.

- Date: 2025-01-02 · published 2025-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26614-corn-grind-soybean-crush-down-on-month-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Steady ethanol grind and crush rates keep DDGS and soybean meal supplies ample, with no clear directional shift in feed prices from this data.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-01-03 | [November corn grind, soybean crush up on year \| News-Talk 1230 KFJB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32236-november-corn-grind-soybean-crush-up-on-year-news-talk-1230-kfjb.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2023-10-12 | [USDA sorghum production guess down on month - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33682-usda-sorghum-production-guess-down-on-month-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [Soybeans mostly up, wheat down after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5090-soybeans-mostly-up-wheat-down-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Ethanol production, stocks down on week, up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30719-ethanol-production-stocks-down-on-week-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-05-11 | [Soybean yields not increasing relative to corn yields - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64876-soybean-yields-not-increasing-relative-to-corn-yields-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2017-10-12 | [USDA raises 2017 corn guess, lowers soybeans - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68314-usda-raises-2017-corn-guess-lowers-soybeans-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2018-05-11 | [Soybean yields not increasing relative to corn yields - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64876-soybean-yields-not-increasing-relative-to-corn-yields-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2019-04-09 | [Soybeans mixed, corn mostly firm after USDA report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59548-soybeans-mixed-corn-mostly-firm-after-usda-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/corn-grind-soybean-crush-down-on-month-up-on-year-2/

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