# China is intensifying the import of soybean meal from Brazil, rejecting Ukrainian products

> China has accelerated permits to import Brazilian soybean meal, a product it previously did not allow, after a China-Brazil commission agreed on the deal. China historically took about 29% of its corn imports and 88% of its sunflower meal from Ukraine. Brazilian corn exports to China could start as early as September-October, and Ukrainian sunflower meal demand prices fell sharply.

- Date: 2022-08-01 · published 2022-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40150-china-is-intensifying-the-import-of-soybean-meal-from-brazil-rejecting
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Brazilian soybean meal entering China diverts demand away from Ukrainian meal and corn, adding competition for world meal markets. Expanded Brazilian supply tends to weigh on soybean meal and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-09-20 | [China’s soybean imports from Brazil plunge in August - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14901-china-s-soybean-imports-from-brazil-plunge-in-august-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.6% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 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% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2021-07-26 | [Protein pinch: China's soybean imports to slow over rest of 2021 on curbed meal use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45921-protein-pinch-china-s-soybean-imports-to-slow-over-rest-of-2021-on-curbed-meal.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2021-06-21 | [China's May soybean imports from Brazil surge 82% vs April - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46428-china-s-may-soybean-imports-from-brazil-surge-82-vs-april-markets-business.md) | -5.5% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2019-09-05 | [China allows imports of soybean meal, rapeseed meal, sunflower meal and sugar beet pulp from Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57185-china-allows-imports-of-soybean-meal-rapeseed-meal-sunflower-meal-and-sugar.md) | -0.9% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2022-08-12 | [China to Speed Corn Imports from Brazil Amid Ukraine War, US Tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14907-china-to-speed-corn-imports-from-brazil-amid-ukraine-war-us-tensions.md) | -0.7% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2018-04-04 | [CPO to gain from China’s soybean import tariff \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65604-cpo-to-gain-from-china-s-soybean-import-tariff-the-star.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-08-20 | [China July soybean imports from US tumble, Brazil shipments surge - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14821-china-july-soybean-imports-from-us-tumble-brazil-shipments-surge-markets.md) | -1.1% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- graintrade.com.ua: https://graintrade.com.ua/en/novosti/kitaj-aktivizue-import-soevogo-shrotu-z-brazilii-vidmovlyayuchis-vid-ukrainskoi-produktcii.html

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