# To Press or Not to Press: That is the Question : USDA ARS

> USDA Agricultural Research Service and Drexel University researchers are studying when on-farm soybean pressing makes economic sense compared with sending beans to a crush facility. The research examines whether growers should use the pressed oil for food or as on-farm energy.

- Date: 2019-03-25 · published 2019-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59979-to-press-or-not-to-press-that-is-the-question-usda-ars
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded on-farm pressing could divert some soybeans from commercial crushing, which marginally affects crush volumes and meal and oil supply. The effect on prices is likely small at this stage.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-03-10 | [USDA data is a nonevent Tuesday](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54087-usda-data-is-a-nonevent-tuesday.md) | -4.8% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2023-06-20 | [Not much action in USDA's June WASDE report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9772-not-much-action-in-usda-s-june-wasde-report.md) | +3.7% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-02-11 | [Reaction to Much-Anticipated Reports Not Quite What Expected - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60554-reaction-to-much-anticipated-reports-not-quite-what-expected-proag.md) | -0.8% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2025-11-14 | [USDA Lowers Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21885-usda-lowers-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2025-02-28 | [US soybeans production to fall in next marketing year: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26096-us-soybeans-production-to-fall-in-next-marketing-year-usda.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- ars.usda.gov: https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2019/to-press-or-not-to-press-that-is-the-question/

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