# Brazil's soybeans sales to China and soy-meal exports to the EU remain very strong — MercoPress

> Brazil could export 9 million tons of soybeans in February, up 80 percent year on year, and shipped 3.55 million tons in the first three weeks of February. Chinese crushers still prefer cheaper Brazilian beans over US origin despite the Phase 1 deal, and Brazilian soymeal exports to the EU remain strong.

- Date: 2020-03-03 · published 2020-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54191-brazil-s-soybeans-sales-to-china-and-soy-meal-exports-to-the-eu-remain-very
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy Brazilian export competition keeps world soybean and meal prices pressured, favoring Brazilian origin for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-01-25 | [Soy source: Brazil's share of soybean exports to China hits record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67014-soy-source-brazil-s-share-of-soybean-exports-to-china-hits-record.md) | +0.4% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2022-07-26 | [Brazil’s Soy Meal Exports Hit Record High on Less Domestic Demand \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40553-brazil-s-soy-meal-exports-hit-record-high-on-less-domestic-demand-cz-app.md) | +8.2% | +3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-08-07 | [China soybean imports hit record July high on strong Brazil exports, US trade uncertainties \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12452-china-soybean-imports-hit-record-july-high-on-strong-brazil-exports-us-trade.md) | +6.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2023-09-07 | [Brazil Breaks Soybean Export Record and Displaces Argentina in the Global Soybean Meal Market - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14814-brazil-breaks-soybean-export-record-and-displaces-argentina-in-the-global.md) | -1.8% | -6.4% |
| SOY | 2019-03-14 | [Europe Buys More U.S. Soybeans as Exports to China Plunge - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8268-europe-buys-more-u-s-soybeans-as-exports-to-china-plunge-caixin-global.md) | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2018-01-25 | [Soy source: Brazil's share of soybean exports to China hits record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67014-soy-source-brazil-s-share-of-soybean-exports-to-china-hits-record.md) | -1.2% | +10.2% |
| SBM | 2022-07-26 | [Brazil’s Soy Meal Exports Hit Record High on Less Domestic Demand \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40553-brazil-s-soy-meal-exports-hit-record-high-on-less-domestic-demand-cz-app.md) | +7.2% | +2.3% |
| SBM | 2023-09-07 | [Brazil Breaks Soybean Export Record and Displaces Argentina in the Global Soybean Meal Market - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14814-brazil-breaks-soybean-export-record-and-displaces-argentina-in-the-global.md) | -1.1% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- en.mercopress.com: https://en.mercopress.com/2020/03/03/brazil-s-soybeans-sales-to-china-and-soy-meal-exports-to-the-eu-remain-very-strong

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