# Rising Chinese feed demand pushes increase of oilseed crushing | MEAT+POULTRY

> USDA's FAS projects China will crush 137.3 million tonnes of oilseeds in 2024-25, up from 135.3 million in 2023-24. Soybean crushing is estimated at 99 million tonnes, up from 97.5 million, supported by a moderate recovery in feed demand.

- Date: 2024-09-10 · published 2024-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28296-rising-chinese-feed-demand-pushes-increase-of-oilseed-crushing-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Chinese crush lifts demand for soybean meal and imported soybeans, which is supportive for meal and bean prices, while stronger feed demand underpins meal use.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [Soybean Crushing Recovers Driven by Increased Competitiveness of Argentina’s Oilseed Industry – Christophersen S.A.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13836-soybean-crushing-recovers-driven-by-increased-competitiveness-of-argentina-s.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-04-04 | [China oilseed demand increases despite outbreak concerns \| 2019-04-04  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59587-china-oilseed-demand-increases-despite-outbreak-concerns-2019-04-04-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | -7.6% |
| SOY | 2020-09-09 | [Feed demand increases China’s soybean imports \| 2020-09-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51186-feed-demand-increases-china-s-soybean-imports-2020-09-09-world-grain.md) | +1.9% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2021-01-05 | [USDA Reports Record Oilseed Crushing \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49250-usda-reports-record-oilseed-crushing-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.4% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-11-10 | [Recovering demand for protein meals drives oilseeds consumpti ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33164-recovering-demand-for-protein-meals-drives-oilseeds-consumpti.md) | +2.4% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2020-12-11 | [Chinese demand feeds feed price increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49769-chinese-demand-feeds-feed-price-increases.md) | +4.4% | +18.4% |
| SBM | 2022-07-11 | [FAS report shares growing demand for feed in China \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40470-fas-report-shares-growing-demand-for-feed-in-china-meat-poultry.md) | -7.9% | +4.5% |
| SBM | 2025-09-25 | [Soybean Crushing Recovers Driven by Increased Competitiveness of Argentina’s Oilseed Industry – Christophersen S.A.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13836-soybean-crushing-recovers-driven-by-increased-competitiveness-of-argentina-s.md) | -2.4% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/30770-rising-chinese-feed-demand-pushes-increase-of-oilseed-crushing

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