# Ag Ministry: Don't Worry, Soymeal Prices Will Come Down

> China's agriculture ministry said soybean meal prices, which had risen 20-30% in April, should ease after the May 1 holiday. Brazilian weather delays to soybean arrivals idled crushing plants, and Sinograin released 1.33 million tonnes of reserves. The ministry expects 12 million tonnes of soybean imports in May and 11 million in June.

- Date: 2025-04-29 · published 2025-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11799-ag-ministry-don-t-worry-soymeal-prices-will-come-down
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected arrivals of 23 million tonnes of imported soybeans over May-June should restart crushing and reduce soymeal tightness, pressuring Chinese meal prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-01-05 | [New-Crop Soybean Meal Prices Anticipating Larger Argentine Harvest in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32215-new-crop-soybean-meal-prices-anticipating-larger-argentine-harvest-in-2024.md) | -4.6% | -4.6% |
| SBM | 2022-01-14 | [Soybeans down on rain potential in South America - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7366-soybeans-down-on-rain-potential-in-south-america-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.6% | +6.9% |
| SBM | 2021-12-04 | [Record soy crop grows, keeping a lid on prices - Taipei Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43635-record-soy-crop-grows-keeping-a-lid-on-prices-taipei-times.md) | +2.2% | +16.2% |
| SBM | 2016-08-24 | [Soybeans, corn down on generally good crop weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10614-soybeans-corn-down-on-generally-good-crop-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -5.6% | -7.1% |
| SBM | 2022-06-23 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat Prices Plummet Thursday, Weather is Only Part of the Reason Why - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12698-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-prices-plummet-thursday-weather-is-only-part-of-the.md) | +6.1% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2023-05-15 | [Summer Soybean Meal Prices Resist New Lows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36011-summer-soybean-meal-prices-resist-new-lows.md) | -8.9% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2018-06-15 | [A bad combination for grain prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64552-a-bad-combination-for-grain-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -5.0% | -12.2% |
| SOY | 2018-02-08 | [Looming La Niña could affect yields, prices – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66350-looming-la-nina-could-affect-yields-prices-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal.md) | +3.5% | +7.2% |

## Sources

- dimsums.blogspot.com: http://dimsums.blogspot.com/2025/04/ag-ministry-dont-worry-soymeal-prices.html

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