# As US Trade Dispute Lingers, China Gives Argentina Soy Meal a Second Look

> China is reducing purchases of U.S. soybeans, prompting Argentina to push for access to its soymeal market. A Rosario Board of Trade delegation is promoting Argentine products in China, and Chinese inspectors are reviewing soymeal quality before approving imports. Argentina's 2018-19 soybean crop rebounded 48% to 55.9 million tons.

- Date: 2019-08-30 · published 2019-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57426-as-us-trade-dispute-lingers-china-gives-argentina-soy-meal-a-second-look
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Approval of Argentine soymeal would add a major new supplier to China's feed demand, increasing competition for Brazilian and US meal and pressuring soymeal export prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-07-08 | [Bunge charters first Argentine soy meal cargo to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14650-bunge-charters-first-argentine-soy-meal-cargo-to-china.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 2025-06-26 | [Exclusive: China pens Argentine soymeal test deal with eye on US trade war disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14659-exclusive-china-pens-argentine-soymeal-test-deal-with-eye-on-us-trade-war.md) | -1.3% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2024-05-14 | [What the US-China trade looks like by sector \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14751-what-the-us-china-trade-looks-like-by-sector-reuters.md) | +2.9% | +0.2% |
| SBM | 2018-10-12 | [Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8558-trade-war-drives-farmers-to-corn-as-china-shuns-us-soybeans-tt.md) | +1.1% | -2.1% |
| SBM | 2025-08-01 | [China buys more Argentine soymeal as feedmakers seize on cheaper prices, sources say — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23302-china-buys-more-argentine-soymeal-as-feedmakers-seize-on-cheaper-prices-sources.md) | +3.3% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2025-06-26 | [Exclusive: China pens Argentine soymeal test deal with eye on US trade war disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14659-exclusive-china-pens-argentine-soymeal-test-deal-with-eye-on-us-trade-war.md) | +2.5% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-14 | [What the US-China trade looks like by sector \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14751-what-the-us-china-trade-looks-like-by-sector-reuters.md) | +3.5% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2018-10-12 | [Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8558-trade-war-drives-farmers-to-corn-as-china-shuns-us-soybeans-tt.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/08/30/us-trade-dispute-lingers-china-gives

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