# China allows imports of soybean meal, rapeseed meal, sunflower meal and sugar beet pulp from Russia

> China's customs authority allowed imports of soybean meal, rapeseed meal, sunflower meal and sugar beet pulp from Russia. Exporters must be inspected and approved by Russian authorities and registered with the Chinese regulator.

- Date: 2019-09-05 · published 2019-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57185-china-allows-imports-of-soybean-meal-rapeseed-meal-sunflower-meal-and-sugar
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

New access for Russian meals gives Chinese feed producers an alternative to US and Brazilian soymeal, which could ease demand for those origins while adding Black Sea supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-03-07 | [EU increases imports of sunflower and rapeseed meal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31332-eu-increases-imports-of-sunflower-and-rapeseed-meal.md) | -0.8% | -1.9% |
| 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 | 2022-04-20 | [China's March soybean imports from U.S. fall from previous year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14939-china-s-march-soybean-imports-from-u-s-fall-from-previous-year.md) | -4.0% | -11.4% |
| SBM | 2019-10-14 | [China September soybean imports ease on falling animal feed demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56562-china-september-soybean-imports-ease-on-falling-animal-feed-demand.md) | +0.5% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2026-05-12 | [China forecasts lower 2026/27 soybean imports on slowing soymeal demand from pig sector \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19248-china-forecasts-lower-2026-27-soybean-imports-on-slowing-soymeal-demand-from.md) | +1.6% | -9.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-agriculture-russia-imports/china-allows-imports-of-soybean-meal-rapeseed-meal-sunflower-meal-and-sugar-beet-pulp-from-russia-idUSKCN1VQ09R/

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