# Soybean Crush Continues Strength |
         Ag Notes | 
        Illinois Public Media

> US soybean crush has continued to strengthen on strong crush margins driven by higher soybean meal prices. USDA projects the 2017/18 domestic crush at 1.97 billion bushels. Argentine production problems and poor growing conditions there have added to demand for US beans.

- Date: 2018-05-07 · published 2018-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65104-soybean-crush-continues-strength-ag-notes-illinois-public-media
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher crush boosts meal output and can limit meal price gains. Continued crush demand supports soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-03-09 | [The Pace of Soybean Use \|
         Ag Notes \| 
        Illinois Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54227-the-pace-of-soybean-use-ag-notes-illinois-public-media.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2018-05-08 | [Soybean crush continues strength - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65099-soybean-crush-continues-strength-morning-ag-clips.md) | +1.3% | -4.5% |
| SBM | 2026-09-09 | [China continues US soybean push amid South American purchases \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14550-china-continues-us-soybean-push-amid-south-american-purchases-world-grain.md) | +4.3% | +3.3% |
| SBM | 2018-11-14 | [Global Ag Network \| What does NOPA Crush mean for Soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62107-global-ag-network-what-does-nopa-crush-mean-for-soybeans.md) | +1.1% | +1.8% |
| SBM | 2019-04-05 | [Rain makes grain: Why 3 Illinois counties led nation in soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59445-rain-makes-grain-why-3-illinois-counties-led-nation-in-soybeans.md) | -1.5% | -5.9% |
| SOY | 2018-05-08 | [Soybean crush continues strength - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65099-soybean-crush-continues-strength-morning-ag-clips.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2020-02-26 | [R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Illinois corn, soybean yields reflect soggy year - Chronicle Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54448-r-f-d-news-and-views-illinois-corn-soybean-yields-reflect-soggy-year-chronicle.md) | +1.6% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2019-11-19 | [Soybean Crush Prospects - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56130-soybean-crush-prospects-proag.md) | -2.0% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- will.illinois.edu: https://will.illinois.edu/agriculture/note/soybean-crush-continues-strength

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