U.S. WEEKLY SOYBEAN CRUSH 19,416,000 BUSHELS
  Reporting members of the National
  Soybean Processors Association (NSPA) crushed 19,416,000
  bushels of soybeans in the week ended April 8 compared with
  20,115,000 bushels in the previous week and 17,160,000 in the
  year-ago week, the association said.
      It said total crushing capacity for members was 25,873,904
  bushels vs 25,873,904 last week and 25,459,238 bushels last
  year.
      NSPA also said U.S. soybean meal exports in the week were
  70,351 tonnes vs 135,452 tonnes a week ago and compared with
  76,065 tonnes in the year-ago week.
      NSPA said the figures include only NSPA member firms.
      NSPA gave the following breakdown of the soybean crush for
  the week, with comparisons, in 1,000 bu:
                      4/08/87   4/01/87  YEAR-AGO
             Illinois   2,576    3,479        X
        Ind, Ky, Ohio   3,586    3,376    6,053-Y
           South East   3,871    3,791    3,058
        South Central   1,631    1,934    1,563
           South West   2,426    2,334    2,183
                 Iowa   3,450    3,550    2,815
     Minn, N.D., S.D.   1,875    1,651    1,488
           Total U.S.  19,416   20,115   17,160
   X-Ill not reported exclusive of Ind, Ky and Ohio in year-ago
  period. Y-Includes Ill.
  

