# U.S. Soybean Meal Shipments and Exports

> DTN analyst Joel Karlin reviews US soybean meal export pace against the March WASDE. Sales and shipments are running below typical pace as a share of the USDA projection, though the 13.75 million short ton export forecast is maintained.

- Date: 2019-03-18 · published 2019-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60153-u-s-soybean-meal-shipments-and-exports
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Slower-than-normal export pace suggests USDA's soymeal export projection may be optimistic, which is bearish for US soymeal prices if shipments keep lagging.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-01-05 | [Soybean Meal Exports – LACO Commodity Research](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55168-soybean-meal-exports-laco-commodity-research.md) | +0.9% | -2.1% |
| SBM | 2017-01-26 | [U.S. Soybean Production and Use (January 2017) - Soy Meal Info Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73063-u-s-soybean-production-and-use-january-2017-soy-meal-info-center.md) | -2.1% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2022-05-19 | [Current Soybean Meal-Corn Ratio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41486-current-soybean-meal-corn-ratio.md) | +2.6% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2026-06-17 | [SunSirs: USDA Releases 2026/27 Soybean Meal Supply and Demand Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18886-sunsirs-usda-releases-2026-27-soybean-meal-supply-and-demand-report.md) | -0.6% | +4.3% |
| SBM | 2025-03-14 | [Higher Argentine soybean exports says USDA attaché \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13873-higher-argentine-soybean-exports-says-usda-attache-farmtario.md) | -0.8% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/03/18/u-s-soybean-meal-shipments-exports

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