Soybean Crush Expansion, 2025 Update

April 10, 2025

By Scott Gerlt • ASA Chief Economist The soybean processors industry has been expanding over the past two years. The practical domestic capacity of the industry has increased from about 2.23 billion bushels per year at the beginning of 2023 to about 2.55 billion bushels per year at the beginning of 2025 for an increase...

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Farmers Pleased w/ Tariff Pause, Rate Drop; Now Look to China Negotiations

April 9, 2025

Soybean farmers across the U.S. were pleased to hear most countries will get a 90-day reprieve from the new individualized tariffs announced April 2—an opportunity for negotiations with our trading partners that could lead to consensus and potentially avoid permanent tariffs, along with improving market access for U.S. agriculture. With the pause came a rate...

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Soybean Industry Releases Timely Seed Oil Study: Simple Summary? A Ban Would Not Bode Well for Soy or Consumers

April 8, 2025

Impacts of Removing Seed Oils from U.S. Food Supply Striking The results of a soy industry project to examine the impacts of a potential seed oil ban in the U.S. food supply are in—and the answers are not good. The seed oil study was funded by the United Soybean Board and conducted by the World Agricultural Economic...

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