# September soybean crush, corn for ethanol demand down on month

> The USDA reported that September 2026 soybean crush fell to 199 million bushels, down 11 million from August and 6 million from a year earlier, as harvest delays limited new-crop beans. Corn used for ethanol dropped 9% on the month to 438.4 million bushels, and DDGS output fell 8% to about 1.70 million tons.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:06:49.275Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75785-september-soybean-crush-corn-for-ethanol-demand-down-on-month
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crush cuts soybean meal and oil output, leaving meal and oil stocks below year-ago levels and supporting meal prices. Weaker ethanol grind reduces DDGS supply for feed buyers, which tends to firm DDGS prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-10-16 | [September soybean crush sets record for month - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50713-september-soybean-crush-sets-record-for-month-mckeany-flavell.md) | +2.8% | +4.3% |
| SBM | 2020-10-09 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Down from September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50491-u-s-corn-and-soybean-production-down-from-september.md) | +3.6% | +8.0% |
| SBM | 2016-11-16 | [Soybeans up for 2nd day on strong demand, U.S. crush data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73886-soybeans-up-for-2nd-day-on-strong-demand-u-s-crush-data-reuters.md) | +4.8% | +0.3% |
| SBM | 2021-02-18 | [US soybean crush post record Jan volume on robust demand, South American woes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48717-us-soybean-crush-post-record-jan-volume-on-robust-demand-south-american-woes.md) | -1.0% | -7.0% |
| SBM | 2025-03-24 | [China’s soybean demand, crush projected to grow \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25571-china-s-soybean-demand-crush-projected-to-grow-world-grain.md) | -1.7% | -1.1% |
| SBO | 2020-10-16 | [September soybean crush sets record for month - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50713-september-soybean-crush-sets-record-for-month-mckeany-flavell.md) | +1.6% | +11.7% |
| SBO | 2023-11-01 | [September corn grind, soybean crush both up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33273-september-corn-grind-soybean-crush-both-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | +7.1% |
| SBO | 2016-11-16 | [Soybeans up for 2nd day on strong demand, U.S. crush data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73886-soybeans-up-for-2nd-day-on-strong-demand-u-s-crush-data-reuters.md) | +0.8% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/september-soybean-crush-corn-for-ethanol-demand-down-on-month/

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