# ADM's Oilseed Profit Doubles as Biofuel Demand Lifts Crushing Margins

> ADM's Ag Services and Oilseeds segment operating profit more than doubled to $778 million in the third quarter of 2026. Crushing profit rose sharply while traditional grain merchandising weakened.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T21:14:04.194Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80531-adm-s-oilseed-profit-doubles-as-biofuel-demand-lifts-crushing-margins
- 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

Strong crush margins signal robust crushing volumes that increase soybean meal and oil supply, while biofuel demand supports soybean oil prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-06-10 | [Biofuel demand powers soybean crush growth - Missouri Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15116-biofuel-demand-powers-soybean-crush-growth-missouri-soybeans.md) | -3.8% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2026-05-20 | [Biofuel Policy Drives Soybean Oil Demand Higher Again - All Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15027-biofuel-policy-drives-soybean-oil-demand-higher-again-all-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | -10.5% |
| SBM | 2023-07-21 | [Brazil's 2023 soybean crushing set for record highs driven by oil, meal demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35113-brazil-s-2023-soybean-crushing-set-for-record-highs-driven-by-oil-meal-demand.md) | +4.5% | -7.2% |
| SBM | 2021-01-05 | [USDA Reports Record Oilseed Crushing \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49250-usda-reports-record-oilseed-crushing-feed-and-grain.md) | +5.3% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2025-11-25 | [Grain Journal \| Record Soy Crush Lifts Domestic Demand While Policy…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22018-grain-journal-record-soy-crush-lifts-domestic-demand-while-policy.md) | -1.5% | -3.8% |
| SBO | 2025-06-10 | [Biofuel demand powers soybean crush growth - Missouri Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15116-biofuel-demand-powers-soybean-crush-growth-missouri-soybeans.md) | +10.9% | +9.8% |
| SBO | 2024-11-05 | [Grain and Biofuel Outlook: Biofuels Creating Needed Demand for Ample U.S. Harvests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27505-grain-and-biofuel-outlook-biofuels-creating-needed-demand-for-ample-u-s-harvests.md) | +4.1% | -8.4% |
| SBO | 2021-10-21 | [Argentina’s oilseed crushing rate forecast to drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44400-argentina-s-oilseed-crushing-rate-forecast-to-drop.md) | -1.1% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- agrilinkage.com: https://www.agrilinkage.com/post/adm-oilseed-profit-doubles-biofuel-crushing-margins-q3-2026

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