US Soybean Crush (Million Bushels)
Monthly Total
DateCurrentLast YearAverageMax / YearMin / Year
Sep-23174.76167.61163.36174.76 / 2023134.56 / 2015
Oct-23201.39196.66189.47201.39 / 2023170.13 / 2015
Nov-23200.09189.57182.88200.09 / 2023165.78 / 2015
Dec-23204.29187.42187.28204.29 / 2023167.04 / 2015
Jan-24194.83191.15188.08196.51 / 2021160.47 / 2016
Feb-24193.93176.90169.78193.93 / 2024151.41 / 2017
Mar-24203.73197.97188.81203.73 / 2024160.77 / 2017
Apr-24177.74186.99177.39186.99 / 2023150.32 / 2017
May-24191.81189.30176.86191.81 / 2024156.08 / 2015
Jun-24183.68174.55169.14183.68 / 2024148.23 / 2017
Jul-24-184.83174.36184.83 / 2023153.45 / 2016
Aug-24-169.00169.47177.53 / 2019140.63 / 2016
Daily Crush Pace (Mbu / Day)
DateCurrentLast YearAverageMax / YearMin / Year
Sep-235.835.595.455.825 / 20234.485 / 2015
Oct-236.506.346.116.496 / 20235.488 / 2015
Nov-236.676.326.106.670 / 20235.526 / 2015
Dec-236.596.056.046.590 / 20235.389 / 2015
Jan-246.296.176.076.339 / 20215.176 / 2016
Feb-246.696.326.036.687 / 20245.332 / 2016
Mar-246.576.396.096.572 / 20245.186 / 2017
Apr-245.936.235.916.233 / 20235.011 / 2017
May-246.196.115.716.187 / 20245.035 / 2015
Jun-246.125.825.646.123 / 20244.941 / 2017
Jul-24-5.965.625.962 / 20234.950 / 2016
Aug-24-5.455.475.727 / 20194.536 / 2016
Data begins May 2015 after USDA NASS started publication. Average, Max and Min calculations look at USDA NASS data only. ** = New All-Time High / * = New High for that month of the year | ^^ = New All-Time Low / ^ = New Low for that month of the year.
US Soybean Oil Stocks (Billons of Pounds)
Current Crop YearHistory Since 2015
DateCurrentYear AgoYear Ago % ChangeAs % of USDA Est.AverageMaxMax YearMinMin Year
Oct-231.5022.094-28.28%0.09%1.9902.38620211.5022023
Nov-231.5992.112-24.30%0.10%2.0182.40620211.5992023
Dec-231.8242.306-20.91%0.11%2.1522.46620211.8242023
Jan-242.0292.356-13.90%0.12%2.2942.50020222.0052019
Feb-242.1482.364-9.12%0.13%2.3652.56620222.1482024
Mar-242.3692.388-0.77%0.14%2.3452.44420182.2332019
Apr-242.3112.540-8.99%0.14%2.4482.68920182.1782021
May-242.1882.386-8.29%0.13%2.2932.46620162.0192019
Jun-242.1252.203-3.54%0.13%2.2022.42420162.0142019
Jul-24-2.136--2.1472.38420182.0002017
Aug-24-1.772--2.0112.21520181.7722023
Data begins May 2015 after USDA NASS started publication.
USDA Fats and Oilseeds - Estimates for May 2024
EstimatesPrevious
AverageRangeMay 2023Y-o-Y
Soybean Crushed (M bu)193.9192.5 - 196.0189.3+2.4%
Oil Stocks (M lbs)2,214.002,150.00 - 2,280.002,386.00-7.2%

Highlights

US soybean crush hit a new record high for the month of June at 183.68 million bushels versus the previous record of 177.28 million in 2020. This was below the low-end of pre-report estimates. The June average is 169.14 million bushels. US soybean crush pace hit a new record high for the month of June at 6.12 million bushels versus the previous record of 5.91 million in 2020. The June average crush pace is 5.64 million bushels per day.

The cumulative crush for the marketing year has reached 1.93 billion bushels 84.1% of the USDA's current estimate for the marketing year. As of June last year, the cumulative crush had reached 87.6% of the USDA forecast of 1.86 billion bushels.

US soybean oil stocks in June came in at 2.125 billion pounds versus 2.188 last month and 2.203 last year. The average stock level for this time of year is 2.202 billion pounds. The largest stock level for this month was 2.316 (2022) and lowest was 2.101 (2021). Current stock levels are running at 0.13% of USDA ending stocks estimates for the year.

Definition

This monthly release is part of the Current Agricultural Industrial Report (CAIR) program, and covers the crush of oilseeds and production of crude oil for selected states and the U.S. as well as U.S. production and consumption of selected fats and oils for edible and inedible uses. The end-of-month stock values by oilseed are also published. The report is compiled from data from facilities regarding oilseed crushing, crude oil production, once refined oil production, rendering production, and end of month stocks for the previous calendar month.

Description

This report offers processing data for oilseeds, including soybeans. It also offers supply data for soybean oil.

The soybean crush data measures the amount of soybeans that are processed (crushed) during a given month. Crush is the primary demand component for soybeans. Analysts like to track the monthly crush data as the marketing year progresses and compare it with previous years and with the pace needed to reach the USDA’s forecast. If the crush is running behind pace, trader may expect the USDA to lower their forecast in future Supply/Demand (WASDE) reports.

The soybean oil stocks data measures the amount in storage at the end of the month. If stocks are unusually high, analysts may become concerned about oversupply, and they may also become concerned that demand is not as strong as expected. Likewise, if oil stocks are lower than expected, analysts may be alerted to stronger than expected demand. In recent years there have been times when the soybean crush was running at a record pace and soybean oil stocks were declining. This was because soybean oil exports were strong. Biodiesel is another component for soybean oil demand.
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