Project Morgansoybean basin simulation

Weekly movement from 3,100 counties to 434 crush plants and export terminals. Price is an output, not an input — every value on this surface emerges from supply, demand and freight.

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A 4,000 tonne per day expansion at Des Moines

Company X announces plans to double crush capacity at Des Moines. Morgan re-simulates the entire 2024/25 crop year with that capacity in place and reports what changes: where the beans come from, how far they travel, what they cost, and how the competitive order shifts.

No price was assumed. Every value below emerges from county supply, plant demand and the freight network.

What changes

Baseline is the simulated 2024/25 crop year. Scenario is the same year re-run with 4,000 t/d of additional capacity at Des Moines and nothing else altered.

MeasureBaselineWith expansion ChangeNote

Draw territory

Counties supplying the plant, and how much each ships across the crop year. The territory grows from 25 counties in Iowa and Missouri to 85 across five states.

Baseline — 25 counties, 53.3 million bu

With expansion — 85 counties, 104.7 million bu

Where the new bushels come from

Change in volume drawn, by county. Sixty counties enter the draw from zero; sixteen existing suppliers ship materially more.

Change in volume drawn — thousand bushels

What it costs to source

Bean cost relative to ADM Decatur, a central reference point. A higher number means the plant must pay more for a delivered bushel. Changes inside two cents are within the model's estimation band and are shown in grey.

Plant BaselineWith expansion Change Rank beforeRank after

Who benefits

Change in county bean value. Seventy-four Iowa counties gain a cent or more, averaging just under three cents. The expansion is paid for by the plant and captured by the countryside.

Change in county value — $/bu

Crop year 2024
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