# China’s Soybean Demand Set to Fall Short Term, Grow Long Term | CZ app

> Analysts expect Chinese soybean demand to weaken in the northern summer as the sow herd has declined for ten months and African swine fever and low hog margins persist. Shanghai's lockdown recovery will take time, though long-term demand should grow.

- Date: 2022-06-14 · published 2022-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40918-china-s-soybean-demand-set-to-fall-short-term-grow-long-term-cz-app
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese crush and feed demand over the summer points to softer soybean and meal import demand from Brazil and the US.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-05-26 | [Soybean prices expected to fall despite growing demand \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53461-soybean-prices-expected-to-fall-despite-growing-demand-feed-strategy.md) | +0.9% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2026-08-27 | [Record Soybean Crop Forecast Meets Firm Demand Outlook \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10973-record-soybean-crop-forecast-meets-firm-demand-outlook-cz-app.md) | +3.8% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2026-04-20 | [China sees lower soybean, pork imports in 2026 and over next decade, report shows - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19724-china-sees-lower-soybean-pork-imports-in-2026-and-over-next-decade-report-shows.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-08-12 | [Casde: China cuts 20/2021 soybean imports, demand estimates - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45563-casde-china-cuts-20-2021-soybean-imports-demand-estimates-fastmarkets.md) | -3.4% | -10.4% |
| SOY | 2024-06-12 | [China May soybean imports fall 11.6% on year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14742-china-may-soybean-imports-fall-11-6-on-year.md) | -0.3% | -3.0% |
| SBM | 2020-05-26 | [Soybean prices expected to fall despite growing demand \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53461-soybean-prices-expected-to-fall-despite-growing-demand-feed-strategy.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2021-08-12 | [Casde: China cuts 20/2021 soybean imports, demand estimates - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45563-casde-china-cuts-20-2021-soybean-imports-demand-estimates-fastmarkets.md) | +0.4% | -4.3% |
| SBM | 2024-06-12 | [China May soybean imports fall 11.6% on year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14742-china-may-soybean-imports-fall-11-6-on-year.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- czapp.com: https://www.czapp.com/analyst-insights/chinas-soybean-demand-set-to-fall-short-term-grow-long-term/

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