# eFeedLink - Chinese crushers secure Q4 soymeal contracts amid uncertainty in US trade

> Chinese crushers sold nearly 2 million tonnes of soymeal to feed mills on August 5, the largest single-day sale of 2025, with feed mills booking about 19 million tonnes for October to January delivery. Sales were driven by attractive prices and concerns over stalled US-China trade talks.

- Date: 2025-08-08 · published 2025-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23300-efeedlink-chinese-crushers-secure-q4-soymeal-contracts-amid-uncertainty-in-us
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy forward buying locks in Chinese soymeal demand for Q4 and reduces the need for imported US soybeans during the peak export season, which is supportive for soymeal prices but bearish for US soybean export prospects.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2017-08-22 | [Chinese Buyers Ink $1.5 Billion of Contracts Prior to U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69326-chinese-buyers-ink-1-5-billion-of-contracts-prior-to-u-s-soy-global-trade.md) | -0.1% | +3.1% |
| SBM | 2021-09-24 | [China's soybean demand in Q4 set to slacken as crushers face power cuts: trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45137-china-s-soybean-demand-in-q4-set-to-slacken-as-crushers-face-power-cuts-trade.md) | -2.5% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2025-09-18 | [Soybean windfall brings pain to Argentina’s crushing industry amid US-China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13834-soybean-windfall-brings-pain-to-argentina-s-crushing-industry-amid-us-china.md) | -3.8% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2026-01-28 | [South Korean Feed Manufacturers Association buys 60,000 tonnes of soybean meal from US, China, and South America \| eFeedLink](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21182-south-korean-feed-manufacturers-association-buys-60-000-tonnes-of-soybean-meal.md) | -0.5% | +7.5% |
| SBM | 2025-04-07 | [China soybean meal prices surge amid U.S. trade war escalation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25198-china-soybean-meal-prices-surge-amid-u-s-trade-war-escalation.md) | +5.1% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2020-11-23 | [China crushers wash out US soybeans amid tight margins: trade - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50234-china-crushers-wash-out-us-soybeans-amid-tight-margins-trade-fastmarkets.md) | -1.1% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2021-09-24 | [China's soybean demand in Q4 set to slacken as crushers face power cuts: trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45137-china-s-soybean-demand-in-q4-set-to-slacken-as-crushers-face-power-cuts-trade.md) | -2.2% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2025-09-18 | [Soybean windfall brings pain to Argentina’s crushing industry amid US-China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13834-soybean-windfall-brings-pain-to-argentina-s-crushing-industry-amid-us-china.md) | -3.3% | -3.6% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/contents/08-08-2025/a80d1dd1-76df-4327-b087-9b0a733699cd-a001.html

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