# Argentina touts its soymeal in China, seeking import approval | The Western Producer

> Argentine officials are in China promoting soymeal and seeking approval for direct meal exports, which China currently does not import. China imports soybeans and crushes them locally, and the US soybean trade has been hit by the trade war.

- Date: 2019-04-24 · published 2019-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59436-argentina-touts-its-soymeal-in-china-seeking-import-approval-the-western
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Approval would open a new channel for Argentine meal into the world's largest hog-feed market, a potential bearish factor for meal prices, though approval is described as a slow process.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-04-09 | [Are China’s tariffs on Canadian canola oil and meal a ruse? \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25073-are-china-s-tariffs-on-canadian-canola-oil-and-meal-a-ruse-the-western-producer.md) | +1.4% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2019-04-24 | [Argentina trying to sell its soy bumper crop to China — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59434-argentina-trying-to-sell-its-soy-bumper-crop-to-china-mercopress.md) | -1.7% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2019-09-10 | [Crushing it: Argentine farmers cheer China soymeal deal while U.S. growers fret](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57091-crushing-it-argentine-farmers-cheer-china-soymeal-deal-while-u-s-growers-fret.md) | +2.3% | +3.1% |
| SBM | 2019-04-24 | [Argentina seeks soybean sales in China - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59437-argentina-seeks-soybean-sales-in-china-datamarnews.md) | -1.7% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2019-02-28 | [United States Wins WTO Dispute Finding China Provides Excessive Government Support to its Grain Producers \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11846-united-states-wins-wto-dispute-finding-china-provides-excessive-government.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2021-01-22 | [China falls short of U.S. trade commitments \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49012-china-falls-short-of-u-s-trade-commitments-the-western-producer.md) | -1.2% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2019-04-24 | [Argentina trying to sell its soy bumper crop to China — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59434-argentina-trying-to-sell-its-soy-bumper-crop-to-china-mercopress.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2019-09-10 | [Crushing it: Argentine farmers cheer China soymeal deal while U.S. growers fret](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57091-crushing-it-argentine-farmers-cheer-china-soymeal-deal-while-u-s-growers-fret.md) | +6.5% | +8.3% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/argentina-touts-its-soymeal-in-china-seeking-import-approval/

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