# September soybean crush sets record for month - McKeany-Flavell

> NOPA members crushed a record 161.5 million bushels of soybeans in September, breaking the prior September record. US soybean meal exports reached 991,100 tons, the highest monthly volume since March 2017, as Argentine crushers struggled to secure beans.

- Date: 2020-10-16 · published 2020-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50713-september-soybean-crush-sets-record-for-month-mckeany-flavell
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Record crush and strong export demand for US meal keep soymeal supplies tight and prices firm for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-01-16 | [December soybean crush up 3 percent from last year - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61192-december-soybean-crush-up-3-percent-from-last-year-mckeany-flavell.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| SBM | 2021-05-26 | [April soybean crush well below expectations - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47159-april-soybean-crush-well-below-expectations-mckeany-flavell.md) | +1.5% | -6.4% |
| SBM | 2023-07-28 | [NOPA shows tighter soybean oil stocks - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10706-nopa-shows-tighter-soybean-oil-stocks-mckeany-flavell.md) | -2.3% | -8.1% |
| SBM | 2022-04-20 | [US soybean crush hit a record high for March: NOPA 20.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41923-us-soybean-crush-hit-a-record-high-for-march-nopa-20-04-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | -4.0% | -11.4% |
| SBM | 2021-01-15 | [Near record US soybean crush falls short of estimate: NOPA - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49226-near-record-us-soybean-crush-falls-short-of-estimate-nopa-fastmarkets.md) | -4.1% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2024-10-30 | [U.S. soybean crush sees record high for September \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27988-u-s-soybean-crush-sees-record-high-for-september-farmtario.md) | +3.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2022-09-21 | [Jan-Jun soybean oil use for biofuel up 19% YOY - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15369-jan-jun-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuel-up-19-yoy-mckeany-flavell.md) | -4.8% | -7.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- mckeany-flavell.com: https://www.mckeany-flavell.com/september-soybean-crush-sets-record-for-month-10-16-20/

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