# China soybean meal prices rise amid mutual duty discussions

> Chinese soybean meal prices rose nearly 3% on March 3 as trade tensions escalated and China weighed retaliatory measures against US farm products. US export sales to China were at a 17-year low share of shipments as of January. Chinese soybean and meal futures both rose sharply in late February.

- Date: 2025-03-03 · published 2025-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25659-china-soybean-meal-prices-rise-amid-mutual-duty-discussions
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Retaliation threats tighten expectations of US soybean demand loss in China, supporting domestic Chinese meal prices and redirecting import demand toward Brazil.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-07-03 | [China poised for record July soybean imports on low prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14735-china-poised-for-record-july-soybean-imports-on-low-prices.md) | +1.3% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2024-02-29 | [Soybean meal prices in Thailand will remain high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31752-soybean-meal-prices-in-thailand-will-remain-high.md) | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2026-06-08 | [China soybean meal prices hit multi-year lows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5194-china-soybean-meal-prices-hit-multi-year-lows.md) | -0.7% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2025-07-11 | [China’s feed production rises, soybean meal consumption falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23726-china-s-feed-production-rises-soybean-meal-consumption-falls.md) | +0.9% | -4.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/china-soybean-meal-prices-rise-amid-mutual-duty-discussions/

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