# Protein plight: Brazil steals U.S. soybean share in China

> Brazil is taking a growing share of China's soybean market from the United States as protein imports decline. Cheaper alternatives such as distillers grains and synthetic amino acids are replacing soymeal in livestock and poultry rations.

- Date: 2018-01-25 · published 2018-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66980-protein-plight-brazil-steals-u-s-soybean-share-in-china
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

Substitution away from soymeal toward DDGS and synthetic amino acids weakens meal demand and shifts export flows toward Brazil, pressuring U.S. soybean and soymeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲
- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-11-03 | [Brazil cuts into U.S. soybean market share in China - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68018-brazil-cuts-into-u-s-soybean-market-share-in-china-agcanada.md) | -1.4% | +0.5% |
| 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 | 2026-10-28 | [China wants US soybeans. Its buyers prefer Brazil \| ThinkChina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14541-china-wants-us-soybeans-its-buyers-prefer-brazil-thinkchina.md) | -1.6% | — |
| SOY | 2024-04-29 | [U.S. Share in China's Soybean Market to Dwindle as Argentina Boosts Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14757-u-s-share-in-china-s-soybean-market-to-dwindle-as-argentina-boosts-supply.md) | +3.6% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2022-09-20 | [China’s soybean imports from Brazil plunge in August - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14901-china-s-soybean-imports-from-brazil-plunge-in-august-markets-business-recorder.md) | -3.4% | -5.2% |
| 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 | 2022-09-20 | [China’s soybean imports from Brazil plunge in August - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14901-china-s-soybean-imports-from-brazil-plunge-in-august-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.6% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2018-09-26 | [Graphic: Crop chop - China shuns U.S. soybeans amid trade war, turns to Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63061-graphic-crop-chop-china-shuns-u-s-soybeans-amid-trade-war-turns-to-brazil.md) | +1.6% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1FE0FM/

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