# 2026 U.S. Soybean Buyers Outlook Conference Japan–Taiwan held; speakers discuss global grain demand, biofuel developments, and soybean oil and meal markets

> The U.S. Soybean Export Council held its 2026 Buyers Outlook Conference in Tokyo on October 27, with more than 200 participants from Japan and Taiwan. Speakers discussed the U.S. crop and quality outlook, global soybean supply and demand, biofuel policy, and soybean meal, including how expanded U.S. crushing capacity could boost soybean oil demand and meal supply.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T13:37:36.571Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89578-2026-u-s-soybean-buyers-outlook-conference-japan-taiwan-held-speakers-discuss
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Biofuel-driven crush expansion can increase soybean oil demand while adding soybean meal supply, potentially supporting SBO and weighing on SBM. The conference also highlighted global soybean demand growth and supply uncertainty, which could underpin soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- gourmetpress.net: https://gourmetpress.net/1494421/
- jiji.com: https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?g=prt&k=000000017.000138733
- sankei.com: https://www.sankei.com/pressrelease/prtimes/P2Z22OQRHNPSBHS6QWRZB4M4GI/

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