1. Among the top percentage risers was soybean processor Ceval Alimentos SA. 2. Archer Daniels, a Decatur, Illinois-based corn and soybean processor, declined to comment. 3. Bunge already owned a controlling stake in Brazilian soybean processor Santista Alimentos SA. 4. Dwindling supplies are already forcing soybean processors to make adjustments. 5. Federal investigators and officials at the Decatur-based corn and soybean processor declined to comment on the incident. 6. Huge demand, both overseas and domestic, means higher profits for soybean processors. 7. Soybean processors had increased the amount of beans crushed into oil and meal in what analysts thought was an effort to meet strong demand for livestock feed. 8. Soybean processors in the current market are likely to be losing money, as a jump in bean prices outpaced gains in processed products, particularly soybean oil. 9. Soybean processors in the current market are likely to be losing money as a jump in bean prices outpaced gains in processed products, particularly soybean oil. 10. Soybean processors, however, still face a profit squeeze because soybean costs have risen more than prices for processed products such as soybean meal and soybean oil. |