# China buys more Argentine soymeal as feedmakers seize on cheaper prices, sources say — TradingView News

> A Chinese buyer signed a deal to import 30,000 tonnes of Argentine soymeal priced at $345 per tonne including freight, for September-October shipment. This is the third such Reuters-reported deal since June, and Argentina's soymeal is priced below domestic Chinese crushed meal after export taxes were cut to 24.5% from 31%.

- Date: 2025-08-01 · published 2025-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23302-china-buys-more-argentine-soymeal-as-feedmakers-seize-on-cheaper-prices-sources
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper Argentine soymeal gains share in China's market, adding competitive pressure on US and Brazilian soymeal prices and supporting Chinese feed margins.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-07-08 | [Bunge charters first Argentine soy meal cargo to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14650-bunge-charters-first-argentine-soy-meal-cargo-to-china.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2019-08-30 | [As US Trade Dispute Lingers, China Gives Argentina Soy Meal a Second Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57426-as-us-trade-dispute-lingers-china-gives-argentina-soy-meal-a-second-look.md) | -1.6% | -0.7% |
| 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 | 2019-08-28 | [AgroPages-Argentine oilseed industry closer to start selling soybean meal to China-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57428-agropages-argentine-oilseed-industry-closer-to-start-selling-soybean-meal-to.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2025-06-26 | [Exclusive: China pens Argentine soymeal test deal with eye on US trade war disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14659-exclusive-china-pens-argentine-soymeal-test-deal-with-eye-on-us-trade-war.md) | -1.3% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L4N3TT0I6:0-china-buys-more-argentine-soymeal-as-feedmakers-seize-on-cheaper-prices-sources-say/

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