How is the implied soybean seed value calculated?

Per quintal of seed: oil revenue = oil yield % × (oil price ÷ 10); meal revenue = (meal yield % ÷ 100) × meal price; processing ₹/qtl = processing cost ₹/MT ÷ 10. Implied seed value = oil revenue + meal revenue − processing cost.

Can I get the maximum payable soybean price for a target margin?

Yes. Reverse mode returns the maximum payable seed price = implied seed value − target margin. You can also enter an actual seed price to see the crush margin at that price.

Soybean crush parity calculator — India

Q: Why is soybean crush meal-driven?

Soybean yields roughly 80% meal and only ~18% oil, so the DOC/soymeal price moves the implied seed value far more than the oil price. Mustard is the opposite — oil-driven at ~33–40% oil.

Implied value of a quintal of soybean from its soymeal and oil — meal-driven economics, the way the Indian soy complex actually prices. Free, offline, every yield and price editable.

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What it does

Per quintal (100 kg) of soybean the calculator builds oil revenue, DOC/soymeal revenue and processing cost, then nets them to the implied seed value — the most you can pay for seed at zero margin. Switch the commodity selector to Soybean and the oil/meal yields seed automatically (≈18% oil, ≈80% meal); edit them for your own plant.

The formula

Oil revenue = oil yield % × (oil price ÷ 10) — oil price entered as ₹/10 kg.
DOC/meal revenue = (meal yield % ÷ 100) × meal price — meal price is ₹/quintal.
Processing cost ₹/qtl = processing cost (₹/MT) ÷ 10
Implied seed value = oil revenue + meal revenue − processing cost
Reverse: max payable seed = implied seed value − target margin.

Worked example

Soybean yields (18% oil, 80% meal) with illustrative prices — oil ₹1,150/10 kg, DOC/meal ₹2,800/qtl, processing ₹1,500/MT:

Oil revenue = 18 × (1,150 ÷ 10) = 18 × 115 = ₹2,070/qtl
DOC/meal revenue = (80 ÷ 100) × 2,800 = ₹2,240/qtl
Processing cost = 1,500 ÷ 10 = ₹150/qtl
Implied seed value = 2,070 + 2,240 − 150 = ₹4,160/quintal

Soymeal and soy-oil prices differ from mustard in practice — the figures above just illustrate the chain. Replace them with your own quotes in the calculator.

Why is soybean crush meal-driven?

~80% of the seed becomes meal and only ~18% oil, so the soymeal/DOC price dominates the implied seed value. That is the structural difference from mustard crush parity, which is oil-driven.

Can I get the maximum payable soybean price?

Yes — reverse mode returns max payable seed = implied seed value − target margin, or enter an actual seed price to read the crush margin.

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