The estimated crush margin improved for a second consecutive week in Central Il, climbing two percent and adding on to last week’s 11percent gain. The value received from oil and meal sales per bushel of soybeans crushed declined from $11.84 per bushel to $11.56 but was more than offset by falling soybean prices, which fell 31 cents to $10.00 per bushel. This allowed the margin to expand 2.3 percent to a seven-week high of $1.56 per bushel.
Despite this week’s commodity price pull-back, soybean prices are 15 percent above values from a year ago, soybean oil values are 14 percent higher, and meal prices up 12 percent. The crush margin is on par with what was seen on September 26, 2019.
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