# Soybean meal prices: what’s ahead for rest of 2017? | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry.com

> Soybean meal prices could reach about $280 per metric ton by December 2017 absent unforeseen crop problems, according to an analysis of historical August-October meal behavior after July rallies. December meal traded near $335 at the time of writing, with 2017 ranking as the third-highest year for prices since 1986.

- Date: 2017-08-01 · published 2017-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69536-soybean-meal-prices-what-s-ahead-for-rest-of-2017-wattagnet-wattpoultry-com
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Years with a July weather rally and real yield shortfalls saw prices rise into autumn, so buyers face upside risk if weather problems develop, while the base case points to lower meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/broilers-turkeys/article/15522169/soybean-meal-prices-whats-ahead-for-rest-of-2017-wattagnet

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