# SunSirs: Analysis of Loose Soybean Meal Supply and Price Pressure in China in May

> China's National Data Center for Grain and Materials Reserves expects May soybean crushing to rise about 1.6 million tons month-on-month, with meal inventories climbing to around 600,000 tons. On May 7, the 2609 soymeal contract closed at 2,988 yuan/ton, down 19 yuan.

- Date: 2026-05-08 · published 2026-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19329-sunsirs-analysis-of-loose-soybean-meal-supply-and-price-pressure-in-china-in-may
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising crush and meal stocks add loose supply and pressure spot meal prices. Futures remain under downward pressure as the market absorbs the extra output.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-05-19 | [SunSirs: Analysis of the Impact of the USDA Soybean Meal Supply and Demand Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19326-sunsirs-analysis-of-the-impact-of-the-usda-soybean-meal-supply-and-demand-report.md) | -1.1% | -11.7% |
| SBM | 2026-06-19 | [Soybean meal and oil: global demand sustains market, but excess supply pressures prices in the second half of the year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18880-soybean-meal-and-oil-global-demand-sustains-market-but-excess-supply-pressures.md) | +1.2% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2018-09-21 | [Surprising Drop in Prices of Corn, Soybeans, and Soy Meal – Lider Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62927-surprising-drop-in-prices-of-corn-soybeans-and-soy-meal-lider-media.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2026-06-17 | [SunSirs: USDA Releases 2026/27 Soybean Meal Supply and Demand Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18886-sunsirs-usda-releases-2026-27-soybean-meal-supply-and-demand-report.md) | -0.6% | +4.3% |
| SBM | 2024-12-31 | [2025 Soybean Outlook: Well-supplied market pressures prices – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27016-2025-soybean-outlook-well-supplied-market-pressures-prices-agrinews.md) | -1.5% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-07-01 | [ERS Report: “Interdependence of China, United States, and Brazil in Soybean Trade”](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58484-ers-report-interdependence-of-china-united-states-and-brazil-in-soybean-trade.md) | -2.7% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-03-09 | [China, Brazil, EPA factor in soybean price direction \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15328-china-brazil-epa-factor-in-soybean-price-direction-food-business-news.md) | -2.5% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2019-07-02 | [China’s increased soybean imports from Brazil and Canada do not fully offset lost U.S. imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57947-china-s-increased-soybean-imports-from-brazil-and-canada-do-not-fully-offset.md) | -0.3% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- sunsirs.com: https://www.sunsirs.com/commodity-news/petail-32664.html

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