# Soy crushing facilities in China halt operations  | World Grain

> At least 20 soybean crushing plants in China halted operations last week under power consumption curbs, per Reuters, including Louis Dreyfus and Bunge facilities in Tianjin. The resulting shutdowns pushed up soymeal prices ahead of China's National Day holidays.

- Date: 2021-09-27 · published 2021-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45138-soy-crushing-facilities-in-china-halt-operations-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lost crush capacity tightens Chinese soymeal supply during peak feed-stocking season, supporting meal prices and reducing soybean import needs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-05-29 | [Strike halts grain exports in Argentina \| 2019-05-29  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58924-strike-halts-grain-exports-in-argentina-2019-05-29-world-grain.md) | +2.6% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2018-10-19 | [Pending strike could hurt grain shipments in Argentina \| 2018-10-19  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62381-pending-strike-could-hurt-grain-shipments-in-argentina-2018-10-19-world-grain.md) | -3.8% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2018-07-25 | [Report: Bunge to shutter Argentine soy crushing plant \| World-grain.com \| July 25, 2018 13:55 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63873-report-bunge-to-shutter-argentine-soy-crushing-plant-world-grain-com-july-25.md) | +3.7% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2020-04-24 | [Feed industry looking to ingredient substitutions for byproducts \| 2020-04-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53765-feed-industry-looking-to-ingredient-substitutions-for-byproducts-2020-04-24.md) | +0.3% | -2.1% |
| SBM | 2017-05-17 | [Infrastructure issues hamper Brazilian exports \| World-grain.com \| May 17, 2017 19:19 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70903-infrastructure-issues-hamper-brazilian-exports-world-grain-com-may-17-2017-19.md) | -3.4% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2025-10-07 | [US grain storage, logistics facing harvest complications \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16910-us-grain-storage-logistics-facing-harvest-complications-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2024-01-05 | [US Gulf shipping costs climb for corn, soy \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16574-us-gulf-shipping-costs-climb-for-corn-soy-world-grain.md) | -2.4% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2022-10-26 | [Water woes tighten capacity for ag shippers \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16673-water-woes-tighten-capacity-for-ag-shippers-world-grain.md) | +3.9% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/15894-soy-crushing-facilities-in-china-halt-operations

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