Central Illinois soybean crush margin falls below weekly, yearly levels

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Central Illinois soybean crush margin falls below weekly, yearly levels

In the week to Friday February 7, the soybean crush margin in Central Illinois decreased by 6% week on week and by 19% year on year, according to the USDA’s National Weekly Grain Co-Products Report released on Monday February 10.

In the week to Friday, soybean meal prices rose to $310.50 per short ton, up by 0.1% week on week from $310.30 per ton, but down by 16% year on year.

Soybean prices increased to $10.52 per bushel, up by 1.2% week...

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