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S Illinois | You are starting at faulty assumptions that there is no variability across growing regions with regard to TW and oil yields and that US soybean TW doesn’t vary. Nationwide average soybean TW falls in the 55-57 lb yearly. There is nothing special about this growing season that will change that. Every year there are beans that have low TW and higher TW.
Edit: Yearly quality reports regarding US soybeans.
https://soyquality.com/soy-buyers/resources/
Additionally taken from 2024 report:
“Test weight (TW) is a measure of density of grains. It is an important quality factor in cereals, but it
affects soybean quality little and is not a good indicator of value to the processor. We report it
here as it is often measured and reported with little context. Test Weight was mostly unchanged
from 2023 with the U.S. average grain density decreasing by only 0.2 pounds per bushel to 56.5
(Table 3). Ohio, Arkansas and Kentucky all showed lower test weights in 2024 than the previous
year. Drought in Ohio and Kentucky certainly led to this slight reduction there. Arkansas saw a
reduction of 1.7 pounds per bushel to 54.3. This may be due to extended periods“
Edited by w1891 11/6/2026 12:17
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