The primary reason for the compression in crushing margins today is not a significant decline in domestic product prices (with DCE soybean meal and soybean oil futures prices), but rather the robust increase in import costs (CBOT + basis), particularly the strength in CBOT soybean prices driven by market speculation about increased Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans. Crush plants are more inclined to purchase near-month shipments (such as April and May), while they will remain highly cautious about forward-month shipments (such as June and July) unless crushing margins improve through higher domestic futures prices (e.g., soybean meal or soybean oil) or a decline in the basis.