# Argentina’s soybeans are rewriting the trade story | World Ports Organization

> Soybean flows from Argentina to China in 2025 have run ahead of 2024 levels since April, with soybeans making up 67% of Argentina's agricultural dry bulk exports and China taking 86% of that volume. Chinese crushers reportedly bought about 20 Argentine cargoes in late September after Buenos Aires temporarily suspended export taxes. New US soybean sales to China in September were minimal.

- Date: 2025-09-30 · published 2025-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23077-argentina-s-soybeans-are-rewriting-the-trade-story-world-ports-organization
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Argentine supply to China, aided by the tax suspension, displaces US demand and adds export competition, which weighs on soybean and soymeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-07-14 | [US soybean exports to China at risk amid lingering trade tensions: WTO official \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14651-us-soybean-exports-to-china-at-risk-amid-lingering-trade-tensions-wto-official.md) | +2.4% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2026-01-13 | [Argentina soybean exports forecast to rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13812-argentina-soybean-exports-forecast-to-rise-world-grain.md) | +1.9% | +8.7% |
| SOY | 2019-03-14 | [Why U.S. growers are betting the farm on soybeans amid China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8266-why-u-s-growers-are-betting-the-farm-on-soybeans-amid-china-trade-war.md) | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2018-08-01 | [Why Soybeans Are at the Heart of the U.S.-China Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64080-why-soybeans-are-at-the-heart-of-the-u-s-china-trade-war.md) | -1.6% | -9.2% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2026-01-13 | [Argentina soybean exports forecast to rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13812-argentina-soybean-exports-forecast-to-rise-world-grain.md) | -1.9% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2018-12-05 | [Argentina soybean imports soaring \| 2018-12-05  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61426-argentina-soybean-imports-soaring-2018-12-05-world-grain.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2019-03-14 | [Why U.S. growers are betting the farm on soybeans amid China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8266-why-u-s-growers-are-betting-the-farm-on-soybeans-amid-china-trade-war.md) | +3.8% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- worldports.org: https://www.worldports.org/argentinas-soybeans-are-rewriting-the-trade-story/

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