Behind the Crush
Soybeans are processed into meal and oil. But how that happens is often a mystery. Here's a behind-the-curtain look at how a processing plant operates.
Crushing Business Expansion Provides Positive News for U.S. Soybean Farmers
The expansion of Perdue’s crushing business is good news for U.S. soybean farmers. Perdue, known primarily for its chicken business, has diversified into many areas…
Planned Crushing Plants to Take Advantage of U.S. Soy’s Expanding Footprint
As the Corn Belt has expanded north and west, the availability of soybeans has increased in areas devoid of local soybean crushing. In many of…
International Trade Teams Follow U.S. Soy Supply Chain from Farm to Port
Follow 50 key soy buyers from 10 different countries as they visit farms in the U.S. heartland to ports in the Pacific Northwest. During one…
Expanding U.S. Soybean Crushing Footprint Changing Trade Flows
Four large new soybean crushing plants and one small plant are scheduled to be built in increasingly large soybean surplus areas. Plants are planned for…
July WASDE Provides Minor Adjustments for U.S. Soybean Fundamentals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its monthly supply and demand estimates on Thursday, July 11. In the report, there were a handful of…
U.S. Soybean Crush Rates Likely Slowed by Logistics in May
The National Oilseed Processor Association (NOPA) issued its monthly soybean crush and stocks data on June 17. NOPA members were able to process 4.213 million…
Increased U.S. Competition Slows Argentina Soy Product Exports
Gustavo Idígoras, president of Argentina’s oilseed processing group CIARA, estimated that the country’s soybean crush would fall by 15 percent in 2019 as increased competition…
More Than China: Asian Markets Continue to Grow for U.S. Soy
With so much attention on China over the past year, it’s easy to overlook the other numerous international markets served by U.S. Soy, including many…
U.S. Soybean Processing Rates Further Slow in April
The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) issued its mid-month member crush and stocks report on Wednesday, May 15. The April data showed that members crushed…