05.17.2024
Uncertainty with 45z tax credit may affect Q1 2025 biofuel contracts
The expiring BTC provides a one dollar per gallon blenders credit up front with an additional 30 to 40 cents of credit to producers on the backend. Crimson...
Soybean Crush Central Illinois
The crush margin declined, dropping 9% to $1.95 per bushel. Lower soybean costs were more than offset by reduced amounts received in soybean oil and soybean meal sales. The value received from oil and meal sales, per bushel of soybeans crushed, dropped by 55 cents per bushel, while the price of soybeans declined by 35 cents per bushel. This allowed the estimated margin to drop by 20 cents per bushel. At $1.95 the margin…