# China’s soybean meal stockpiles rise, US soybean imports in doubt

> Chinese soybean meal stocks have risen to record levels after record soybean imports in May and June, while weak compound feed demand has slowed processing. Authorities are pushing to cut sow numbers and reduce soymeal share in feed recipes, which analysts expect to further reduce soy component consumption.

- Date: 2025-08-01 · published 2025-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23301-china-s-soybean-meal-stockpiles-rise-us-soybean-imports-in-doubt
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Китайский excess meal stocks and falling feed demand point to weaker Chinese soybean buying ahead of the US export season, which is bearish for soybeans and soymeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 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% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2025-05-14 | [U.S. soybean exports risk 20% drop without improved China deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14663-u-s-soybean-exports-risk-20-drop-without-improved-china-deal.md) | -1.3% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2021-07-26 | [Protein pinch: China's soybean imports to slow over rest of 2021 on curbed meal use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45921-protein-pinch-china-s-soybean-imports-to-slow-over-rest-of-2021-on-curbed-meal.md) | +1.0% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2017-12-22 | [China tightens import rules for U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67345-china-tightens-import-rules-for-u-s-soybeans.md) | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2025-07-29 | [China's soymeal glut raises demand doubts ahead of US soybean export season \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14645-china-s-soymeal-glut-raises-demand-doubts-ahead-of-us-soybean-export-season.md) | -2.0% | +3.7% |
| 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 | 2021-07-26 | [Protein pinch: China's soybean imports to slow over rest of 2021 on curbed meal use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45921-protein-pinch-china-s-soybean-imports-to-slow-over-rest-of-2021-on-curbed-meal.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2026-10-27 | [Soybean meal prices decline profits decline China's soybean imports slow down 10/27 Update MySheen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/494-soybean-meal-prices-decline-profits-decline-china-s-soybean-imports-slow-down.md) | -2.3% | — |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/chinas-soybean-meal-stockpiles-rise-us-soybe-jvghjg

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