# USDA sees US soybean crushing hitting record as biofuel demand strengthens and processing capacity expands - BioEnergy Times

> USDA projects record US soybean crushing as biofuel demand strengthens and processing capacity expands. More than half of domestic soybean oil consumption is expected to go to biofuel production.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-10-31T10:05:39.270Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2897-usda-sees-us-soybean-crushing-hitting-record-as-biofuel-demand-strengthens-and
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Strong crush supports soybean meal supply growth and sustained soybean oil demand for biofuels, a mixed price signal with meal likely pressured by higher output.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-03-19 | [USDA FAS sees rising soybean demand for China - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54127-usda-fas-sees-rising-soybean-demand-for-china-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +6.8% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2021-06-03 | [China set for record-busting soybean demand as African swine fever wanes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46558-china-set-for-record-busting-soybean-demand-as-african-swine-fever-wanes.md) | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2025-06-10 | [Biofuel demand powers soybean crush growth - Missouri Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15116-biofuel-demand-powers-soybean-crush-growth-missouri-soybeans.md) | +1.3% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2021-02-18 | [US soybean crush post record Jan volume on robust demand, South American woes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48717-us-soybean-crush-post-record-jan-volume-on-robust-demand-south-american-woes.md) | +2.9% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2026-08-07 | [Biofuels Blast: Feedstock Demand Hits a Record as RVO Drives Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15005-biofuels-blast-feedstock-demand-hits-a-record-as-rvo-drives-production.md) | +1.0% | +12.9% |
| SBO | 2025-02-28 | [Soybean oil use for biofuels Is expected to increase: USDA - BioEnergy Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26125-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuels-is-expected-to-increase-usda-bioenergy-times.md) | -4.8% | -2.6% |
| SBO | 2023-07-21 | [Brazil's 2023 soybean crushing set for record highs driven by oil, meal demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35113-brazil-s-2023-soybean-crushing-set-for-record-highs-driven-by-oil-meal-demand.md) | +5.4% | -0.5% |
| SBO | 2026-06-03 | [Biofuel Feedstock Demand Up 12% in March as Soybean Oil, Corn Oil Reach Record Highs: EIA - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18890-biofuel-feedstock-demand-up-12-in-march-as-soybean-oil-corn-oil-reach-record.md) | -3.1% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- bioenergytimes.com: https://bioenergytimes.com/usda-sees-us-soybean-crushing-hitting-record-as-biofuel-demand-strengthens-and-processing-capacity-expands/

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