# Argentina's Sunflower Meal Exports Hit Century-High Amidst Soybean Meal Market Challenges | Tridge Insights

> Argentina exported a record 1.26 million tons of sunflower meal from January to October 2025, the highest on record. Soybean meal exports fell 10.3% over April-October, and soybean meal FOB prices dropped to $281/t in October.

- Date: 2025-12-29 · published 2025-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21628-argentina-s-sunflower-meal-exports-hit-century-high-amidst-soybean-meal-market
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Argentine sunflower meal supply competes with soybean meal and adds to global protein oversupply. Falling soybean meal prices lower feed costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-06-20 | [Brazil’s soymeal export push challenges Argentina’s dominance - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18881-brazil-s-soymeal-export-push-challenges-argentina-s-dominance-markets-business.md) | +1.2% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2024-03-25 | [Argentina soymeal exports set to rise \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13933-argentina-soymeal-exports-set-to-rise-latest-market-news.md) | -2.4% | +1.0% |
| SBM | 2025-06-09 | [Decline of China's Soybean Meal Market Amid Rising Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24312-decline-of-china-s-soybean-meal-market-amid-rising-imports.md) | -1.2% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2019-10-17 | [Wilmar takes hit as China welcomes Argentina soybean meal imports \| Singapore Business Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56643-wilmar-takes-hit-as-china-welcomes-argentina-soybean-meal-imports-singapore.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2023-09-07 | [Brazil Breaks Soybean Export Record and Displaces Argentina in the Global Soybean Meal Market - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14814-brazil-breaks-soybean-export-record-and-displaces-argentina-in-the-global.md) | -1.1% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLWtVhCTjf1zo6Tx6JtvC9nW

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