Soybean Crush Report

This week’s weekly export sales report totaled net sales of soybeans at 257,800 
million tonnes.  This is a combination of 144,800 million for the current 
marketing year and 113,000 tonnes for next marketing year.  Export sales for
soybean meal was lower than expected totaling 86,500 tonnes and soybean oil 
totaled net sales of 14,100 tonnes.

Soybean prices compared with value of oil and meal
                                      This week     Last week    Last year
                              Unit  Mar 31, 2011  Mar 24, 2011  Apr 1, 2010
Soybean oil, crude
tank cars & trucks
Central IL.                   ¢/lb     57.08        54.25        36.36
Oil yield per
bushel crushed                 lb      11.55        11.36        11.03
Value from bushel
of soybeans                    $        6.59         6.16         4.01
48% Soybean Meal
unrestricted, bulk
Central IL.                 $/ton     354.70       343.80       276.40
Meal yield per
bushel crushed                lbs      44.22        44.40        43.73
Value from bushel
of soybeans                    $        7.84         7.63         6.04
Value of oil and
meal from bushel
of soybeans                    $       14.44        13.79        10.05
No. 1 Yellow Soybeans
truck price Central
IL. points                    $/bu     14.06        13.48         9.43
Difference between
soybean price & value
of oil & meal                  $        0.38         0.31         0.63
Estimated Processing
Value (EPV)                   $/bu     15.00        14.43        10.09
Based on crushings and production of soybean meal & oil at plants reported
by Bureau of the Census for January 2011 and April 2010
This table is presented for statistical comparison and is not intended to
indicate operating margins.

(Source: http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-news/markets/grains/Soybean-Crush-Report-119299.html)