# To Crush or Not to Crush? - U.S. Soybean Export Council

> The U.S. Soybean Export Council article examines whether countries such as Algeria should build domestic soybean crush capacity or import soymeal and oil. It cites Algeria's crush plants opened in 2019 and 2021 and USSEC support for emerging crush markets.

- Date: 2024-08-29 · published 2024-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28887-to-crush-or-not-to-crush-u-s-soybean-export-council
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Growing crush capacity in importing countries can gradually shift demand from imported meal toward whole beans, a long-run factor for US soymeal export volumes. The article has no immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-06-11 | [2021 Soybeans – to crush or export?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46671-2021-soybeans-to-crush-or-export.md) | -4.8% | -5.6% |
| SBM | 2017-05-15 | [USSEC Provides Soy Trade Price Risk Management Training to Chinese Soy Crushers and Feed Millers - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71067-ussec-provides-soy-trade-price-risk-management-training-to-chinese-soy-crushers.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2017-04-10 | [USSEC Conducts 4th Poultry Roundtable for Maghreb’s Feed Industry - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71612-ussec-conducts-4th-poultry-roundtable-for-maghreb-s-feed-industry-u-s-soybean.md) | +2.0% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2017-12-22 | [China tightens import rules for U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67345-china-tightens-import-rules-for-u-s-soybeans.md) | -0.5% | +8.1% |
| SBM | 2019-01-08 | [Poultry Producers and Feed Millers Attend USSEC’s First Poultry Nutrition Conference in Algeria - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61229-poultry-producers-and-feed-millers-attend-ussec-s-first-poultry-nutrition.md) | -3.6% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2017-04-10 | [USSEC Conducts 4th Poultry Roundtable for Maghreb’s Feed Industry - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71612-ussec-conducts-4th-poultry-roundtable-for-maghreb-s-feed-industry-u-s-soybean.md) | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2018-02-20 | [U.S. soybean exports in prime spot for China buys - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66494-u-s-soybean-exports-in-prime-spot-for-china-buys-morning-ag-clips.md) | +1.2% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-01-08 | [Poultry Producers and Feed Millers Attend USSEC’s First Poultry Nutrition Conference in Algeria - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61229-poultry-producers-and-feed-millers-attend-ussec-s-first-poultry-nutrition.md) | -2.4% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- ussec.org: https://ussec.org/news/to-crush-or-not-to-crush/

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