# Exclusive: China pens Argentine soymeal test deal with eye on US trade war disruption

> Several Chinese feed makers jointly signed a deal to buy 30,000 metric tons of Argentine soymeal for July shipment as a test purchase. The buyers have been favoring Brazilian soybeans and avoiding US exports due to high tariffs.

- Date: 2025-06-26 · published 2025-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14659-exclusive-china-pens-argentine-soymeal-test-deal-with-eye-on-us-trade-war
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting Chinese soymeal purchases toward Argentina diverts demand from US supply, a modestly bearish factor for soybean meal prices, though the volume is small.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-06-28 | [US-China trade tensions hurt Argentine soybean exports - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58439-us-china-trade-tensions-hurt-argentine-soybean-exports-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -2.7% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2019-08-30 | [As US Trade Dispute Lingers, China Gives Argentina Soy Meal a Second Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57426-as-us-trade-dispute-lingers-china-gives-argentina-soy-meal-a-second-look.md) | -1.6% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2019-03-10 | [Argentina's Soymeal Plants Battered By Trade War And Taxes \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59938-argentina-s-soymeal-plants-battered-by-trade-war-and-taxes-esm-magazine.md) | +3.9% | +3.0% |
| SBM | 2024-03-22 | [Brazil’s intrusion on US soy exports to China somewhat mimics trade-war era](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14764-brazil-s-intrusion-on-us-soy-exports-to-china-somewhat-mimics-trade-war-era.md) | -2.2% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2025-04-30 | [CBOT soybeans hit two-week low on US-China trade war concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25128-cbot-soybeans-hit-two-week-low-on-us-china-trade-war-concerns.md) | -1.5% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2020-10-27 | [Trump's phase one trade deal with China and the US election \| PIIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50504-trump-s-phase-one-trade-deal-with-china-and-the-us-election-piie.md) | -3.4% | +9.5% |
| SOY | 2019-06-28 | [US-China trade tensions hurt Argentine soybean exports - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58439-us-china-trade-tensions-hurt-argentine-soybean-exports-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -1.7% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2019-08-30 | [As US Trade Dispute Lingers, China Gives Argentina Soy Meal a Second Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57426-as-us-trade-dispute-lingers-china-gives-argentina-soy-meal-a-second-look.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/chinese-feed-makers-sign-first-bulk-deal-argentine-soymeal-since-2019-sources-2025-06-26/

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