# China soybean meal prices surge amid U.S. trade war escalation

> China's soybean meal futures on the Dalian exchange rose up to 2.7% to their highest since September 2024 after Beijing imposed a 34% duty on all U.S. imports effective April 10. The duties include soybeans and threaten shipments from the U.S., China's second-largest supplier of the oilseed.

- Date: 2025-04-07 · published 2025-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25198-china-soybean-meal-prices-surge-amid-u-s-trade-war-escalation
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff-driven loss of U.S. soybean access raises China's import costs and tightens meal supply, supporting global soymeal and rapeseed meal prices while pushing Chinese buyers toward Brazil.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-03-03 | [China soybean meal prices rise amid mutual duty discussions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25659-china-soybean-meal-prices-rise-amid-mutual-duty-discussions.md) | +1.3% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2018-05-24 | [Soybean meal: Dollars and trade talks drive prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65097-soybean-meal-dollars-and-trade-talks-drive-prices.md) | -1.4% | -12.8% |
| SBM | 2024-07-23 | [Soybean and meal prices rise: US election campaign and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12833-soybean-and-meal-prices-rise-us-election-campaign-and.md) | +2.7% | -8.3% |
| 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 | 2020-12-25 | [China's Nov soybean imports from U.S. surge on year after trade deal - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49498-china-s-nov-soybean-imports-from-u-s-surge-on-year-after-trade-deal-markets.md) | +2.9% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-14 | [Soybean prices rise on U.S.-China trade hopes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11472-soybean-prices-rise-on-u-s-china-trade-hopes-financial-post.md) | -1.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-08-07 | [U.S.-China trade war boosts Brazil local soy prices, spurs deals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11473-u-s-china-trade-war-boosts-brazil-local-soy-prices-spurs-deals.md) | +2.9% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-09-16 | [China buys $67 million Worth of U.S. Soybeans as Trade War Eases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56927-china-buys-67-million-worth-of-u-s-soybeans-as-trade-war-eases.md) | -0.2% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/chinas-soybean-meal-prices-surge-as-us-trade-tensions-escalate

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