Understanding Soybean meal · Monthly average prices
Raw materials and production
Soybeans are oilseeds processed by crushing to produce soybean oil and protein-rich meal. Beans, oil and meal are related but separate products. Crop quality and processing performance affect the amounts and characteristics of the outputs.
Applications and consumption
Soybean meal is widely used in animal feed, while soybean oil serves food manufacturing and selected industrial or fuel uses. Beans also enter food processing. Demand for oil and meal jointly influences the economics of soybean crushing.
What affects Soybean meal · Monthly average prices?
Harvest size, weather, export buying, animal-feed demand and competing oilseed prices affect soybean markets. Crushing margins link bean, oil and meal quotations without making them identical. Units, protein quality and product form matter when comparing prices.
How to read Soybean meal · Monthly average price today
This page follows Soybean meal · Monthly average in Soybean meal · Monthly average. The price type is Monthly average, with values expressed in USD/tonne. Compare quotations only after matching the product specification, unit, market and publication period. Changes in the chart describe the recorded series; they do not measure every transaction in the wider market. A local purchase may include freight, processing, taxes or dealer margins. Differences in quality or delivery conditions can therefore produce a different final cost even when the reference price is unchanged.
This is a monthly series. Its latest value belongs to the displayed publication month; a monthly average, settlement or contract reference is not an intraday price today.
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Frequently asked questions about Soybean meal · Monthly average
What is Soybean meal · Monthly average price today?
The latest available value is 447.00 USD/tonne, for September 2026. It represents Monthly average. Check the displayed period and market before treating it as a quotation for a purchase today. This is a monthly series. Its latest value belongs to the displayed publication month; a monthly average, settlement or contract reference is not an intraday price today.
What affects Soybean meal · Monthly average prices?
Harvest size, weather, export buying, animal-feed demand and competing oilseed prices affect soybean markets. Crushing margins link bean, oil and meal quotations without making them identical. Units, protein quality and product form matter when comparing prices.
What is Soybean meal · Monthly average used for in everyday life and industry?
Soybean meal is widely used in animal feed, while soybean oil serves food manufacturing and selected industrial or fuel uses. Beans also enter food processing. Demand for oil and meal jointly influences the economics of soybean crushing.
Why can local Soybean meal · Monthly average prices differ from this chart?
Local offers may include delivery, processing, taxes and commercial margins. Differences in quality, product form, market and contract timing can also change the price. Compare the same specification and unit before drawing conclusions.
Where can I compare historical Soybean meal · Monthly average prices?
Use the price chart and dated history table on this page, or download the CSV. Choose a period and keep the market, product and units consistent. Missing publication dates are not filled with invented observations.