# China Faces Soybean Glut as Peak U.S. Export Season Nears

> Reuters reports China faces a soybean oversupply as record purchases build stockpiles while animal feed demand stays subdued. Soyoil and soymeal prices are expected to fall further, and the surplus may curb Chinese imports for September-December, the peak U.S. export season.

- Date: 2024-07-19 · published 2024-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29238-china-faces-soybean-glut-as-peak-u-s-export-season-nears
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese crush margins and reduced import appetite pressure soybean and meal prices, which were already near four-year lows, and could weigh on U.S. export demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-07-29 | 5 | -7.5% | -3.6 | China soybean glut and subdued feed demand imply weaker import demand in peak US export season, bearish for soybeans and meal. |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/china-faces-soybean-glut-as-peak-u-s-export-season-nears-8680655

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