# US soybean crushing needs to pick up pace to reach USDA target -- Market Talk | MarketScreener Spain

> US crushers used 199 million bushels of soybeans in September, down from 210 million in August and 205 million a year earlier, according to USDA data. Crude soybean oil output was 2.31 billion pounds, 6% lower than the prior month. Reaching the USDA's 2.78 billion bushel forecast requires monthly crush to average 235 million bushels from October through August 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T18:36:38.606Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78289-us-soybean-crushing-needs-to-pick-up-pace-to-reach-usda-target-market-talk
- 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

A crush pace below the USDA's required run rate points to less meal and oil supply later, which supports soymeal and soyoil prices and tightens feed protein availability. Soybeans were modestly lower on the day, so the market reaction is limited.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-03-30 | [The soybean market is shocked by the USDA report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66080-the-soybean-market-is-shocked-by-the-usda-report.md) | +0.6% | +2.4% |
| SBM | 2021-01-15 | [Near record US soybean crush falls short of estimate: NOPA - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49226-near-record-us-soybean-crush-falls-short-of-estimate-nopa-fastmarkets.md) | -4.1% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2025-01-14 | [US soybean meal exports set to reach record highs in 2024/25 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26589-us-soybean-meal-exports-set-to-reach-record-highs-in-2024-25-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2019-09-13 | [AgroPages-USDA, WASDE Reports Rallies The Soybean Market 29¢.-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10851-agropages-usda-wasde-reports-rallies-the-soybean-market-29-agricultural-news.md) | -1.3% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2021-03-31 | [Futures hit limits as USDA fails to deliver corn, soybean planting hike - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48140-futures-hit-limits-as-usda-fails-to-deliver-corn-soybean-planting-hike.md) | +2.3% | +5.4% |
| SBO | 2026-09-07 | [Soybean oil used to produce US biofuels reaches new record in June - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14991-soybean-oil-used-to-produce-us-biofuels-reaches-new-record-in-june-fastmarkets.md) | -2.6% | -5.2% |
| SBO | 2026-10-05 | [Soybean oil used to produce US biofuels reaches new all-time high in July - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14988-soybean-oil-used-to-produce-us-biofuels-reaches-new-all-time-high-in-july.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| SBO | 2018-09-12 | [USDA forecasts soybean crush to keep growing - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63103-usda-forecasts-soybean-crush-to-keep-growing-mckeany-flavell.md) | -2.2% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- es.marketscreener.com: https://es.marketscreener.com/noticias/la-trituraci-n-de-soja-estadounidense-tiene-que-ganar-ritmo-para-alcanzar-el-objetivo-del-usda-ma-ce785fdeda81fe23

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