# Low-quality U.S. soy crop hurts meal, oil

> Adverse summer growing conditions likely reduced the protein content of the US soybean crop. Crushing plants are expected to produce soymeal for feed with lower protein than usual.

- Date: 2017-11-27 · published 2017-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68079-low-quality-u-s-soy-crop-hurts-meal-oil
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower protein in soymeal means buyers may need more meal or supplemental protein to hit formulation targets, which can firm meal prices and widen the premium for high-protein alternatives.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-05-30 | [U.S. planting delays could hurt yields, quality \| 2019-05-30  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58938-u-s-planting-delays-could-hurt-yields-quality-2019-05-30-world-grain.md) | -0.4% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2020-09-01 | [Tough August hurts crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50964-tough-august-hurts-crops.md) | +0.9% | +7.5% |
| SBM | 2021-08-24 | [La Nina seen hurting Argentine corn/soy crops, export logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45422-la-nina-seen-hurting-argentine-corn-soy-crops-export-logistics.md) | +0.1% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2026-01-29 | [Oilseeds: Canola rallies, soybean meal too: bullish](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21146-oilseeds-canola-rallies-soybean-meal-too-bullish.md) | -0.4% | +8.5% |
| SBM | 2018-02-27 | [U.S. grains: Wheat hits seven-month high on crop ratings - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12433-u-s-grains-wheat-hits-seven-month-high-on-crop-ratings-grainews.md) | +3.2% | -0.6% |
| SBO | 2026-10-20 | [Record sunseed crop in Russia drives down seed, oil and meal prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17204-record-sunseed-crop-in-russia-drives-down-seed-oil-and-meal-prices.md) | +0.2% | — |
| SBO | 2026-01-29 | [Oilseeds: Canola rallies, soybean meal too: bullish](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21146-oilseeds-canola-rallies-soybean-meal-too-bullish.md) | +0.6% | +8.0% |
| SBO | 2023-05-15 | [Summer Soybean Meal Prices Resist New Lows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36011-summer-soybean-meal-prices-resist-new-lows.md) | -8.0% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Lowquality-US-soy-crop-hurts-meal-oil

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