# Decline of China's Soybean Meal Market Amid Rising Imports

> China's soybean meal prices fell more than 14% in May according to SunSirs data, and dropped a further 2.75% in early June. The decline coincides with rising soybean imports into China.

- Date: 2025-06-09 · published 2025-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24312-decline-of-china-s-soybean-meal-market-amid-rising-imports
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier soybean imports increase domestic meal supply, pressuring meal prices and reducing China's demand pull on global soybean meal exports.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-08-01 | [China’s soybean meal stockpiles rise, US soybean imports in doubt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23301-china-s-soybean-meal-stockpiles-rise-us-soybean-imports-in-doubt.md) | +3.3% | +8.6% |
| SBM | 2021-09-07 | [China's August soybean imports fall on flat demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45066-china-s-august-soybean-imports-fall-on-flat-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.7% | -3.9% |
| 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% | — |
| SBM | 2017-02-21 | [Romania sharply decreased imports of soybean meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72575-romania-sharply-decreased-imports-of-soybean-meal.md) | -2.5% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2026-04-14 | [China March soybean imports rise 15% y/y, lag expectations amid Brazil checks - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14585-china-march-soybean-imports-rise-15-y-y-lag-expectations-amid-brazil-checks.md) | -1.7% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2025-08-01 | [China’s soybean meal stockpiles rise, US soybean imports in doubt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23301-china-s-soybean-meal-stockpiles-rise-us-soybean-imports-in-doubt.md) | +1.0% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2021-09-07 | [China's August soybean imports fall on flat demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45066-china-s-august-soybean-imports-fall-on-flat-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.8% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2026-04-14 | [China March soybean imports rise 15% y/y, lag expectations amid Brazil checks - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14585-china-march-soybean-imports-rise-15-y-y-lag-expectations-amid-brazil-checks.md) | +0.3% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- agroreview.com: https://agroreview.com/en/newsen/crops/soybean-meal-market-china-continues/

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