# U.S. Soybean Production and Use (January 2017) - Soy Meal Info Center

> USDA's January 2017 report projects the 2016/17 US soybean crop at 4,307 million bushels, with 1,930 million crushed and 2,030 million exported, all well above prior years. Domestic soybean meal production is forecast at 46,311 thousand short tons, also higher than previous marketing years.

- Date: 2017-01-26 · published 2017-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73063-u-s-soybean-production-and-use-january-2017-soy-meal-info-center
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Ample US soybean and meal supplies point to lower meal prices and cheaper protein for feed buyers. The bearish supply outlook weighs on soybean and meal values unless weather or demand shifts.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-01-01 | [Corn and Soybean Production Outlook in 2017-18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72931-corn-and-soybean-production-outlook-in-2017-18.md) | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2017-01-12 | [Corn and Soybean Production Up in 2016, USDA Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72836-corn-and-soybean-production-up-in-2016-usda-reports.md) | +6.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2017-08-10 | [USDA Forecasts Record-High Soybean Production in 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69299-usda-forecasts-record-high-soybean-production-in-2017.md) | -4.3% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2025-09-12 | [USDA Ups Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22795-usda-ups-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2022-11-09 | [November USDA Report Increases Corn and Soybean Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38642-november-usda-report-increases-corn-and-soybean-production.md) | +0.9% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2017-07-28 | [Global soybean meal production will be at record high in 2017 - 2018.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70042-global-soybean-meal-production-will-be-at-record-high-in-2017-2018.md) | -5.0% | -7.7% |
| SBM | 2017-08-10 | [USDA Forecasts Record-High Soybean Production in 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69299-usda-forecasts-record-high-soybean-production-in-2017.md) | -3.9% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2025-09-12 | [USDA Ups Corn and Soybean Production Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22795-usda-ups-corn-and-soybean-production-estimates.md) | -1.4% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- soymeal.org: https://www.soymeal.org/soy-meal-articles/u-s-soybean-production-and-use-january-2017/

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