# Pressure builds on soybean meal as auction supply gains momentum | Mysteel

> Imported soybean auctions in China have accelerated to twice weekly, with December 11 and 16 auctions clearing 77.5% and 62.9% at average prices of about 3,935 and 3,852 yuan per tonne. Another 550,000 tonnes is scheduled for auction on December 19, with deliveries running through March 2026.

- Date: 2025-12-18 · published 2025-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21575-pressure-builds-on-soybean-meal-as-auction-supply-gains-momentum-mysteel
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Growing release of state soybean reserves adds crush supply and pressures soymeal prices, with crushers near break-even setting a floor. Expect soymeal prices to stay under pressure in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-05-11 | [SunSirs: Negative Pressure, China's Soybean Meal and Oils Fully Callback](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12364-sunsirs-negative-pressure-china-s-soybean-meal-and-oils-fully-callback.md) | -6.1% | -12.3% |
| SBM | 2020-10-02 | [Talk of Soymeal Imports Pressures Beans \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12135-talk-of-soymeal-imports-pressures-beans-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.1% | +9.2% |
| SBM | 2026-09-20 | [Soybeans Face Risk Off Pressure into the Weekend, as Meal Leads the Way to the Downside – Finance News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10676-soybeans-face-risk-off-pressure-into-the-weekend-as-meal-leads-the-way-to-the.md) | +4.8% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2025-11-07 | [Oilseeds: Soybeans under massive selling pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12247-oilseeds-soybeans-under-massive-selling-pressure.md) | +3.7% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2025-07-11 | [China’s feed production rises, soybean meal consumption falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23726-china-s-feed-production-rises-soybean-meal-consumption-falls.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-07-25 | [U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23793-u-s-grains-chicago-wheat-futures-dip-on-global-supply-pressure-corn-soybeans.md) | -4.2% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2017-01-23 | [Soybeans down on commercial pressure - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73026-soybeans-down-on-commercial-pressure-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.7% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2025-02-05 | [Soybean Oil’s Biofuel Share Faces Growing Pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15146-soybean-oil-s-biofuel-share-faces-growing-pressure.md) | -2.9% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- mysteel.net: https://www.mysteel.net/analysis/5107469-pressure-builds-on-soybean-meal-as-auction-supply-gains-momentum

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