# Soymeal Prices Fall and Profits Slide as China's Soybean Imports Slow

> Dalian soymeal prices have fallen 6.7% since the start of the previous week, turning crush margins negative and ending the profitable run since early September. Traders say heavy arrivals and a large soybean import pipeline are weighing on meal, with China's imports expected to slow in early next year.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T19:37:57.077Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75670-soymeal-prices-fall-and-profits-slide-as-china-s-soybean-imports-slow
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Slower Chinese crush and imports reduce demand for US and Brazilian soybeans, weighing on global soybean and meal prices and pressuring feed buyers' cost outlook.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-05-10 | [China set to trim 2018/19 soybean imports as trade row boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64912-china-set-to-trim-2018-19-soybean-imports-as-trade-row-boosts-prices.md) | -0.7% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.7% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.2% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2022-11-07 | [China’s October soybean imports slide to lowest in eight years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38680-china-s-october-soybean-imports-slide-to-lowest-in-eight-years.md) | +0.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2021-07-26 | [Protein pinch: China's soybean imports to slow over rest of 2021 on curbed meal use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45921-protein-pinch-china-s-soybean-imports-to-slow-over-rest-of-2021-on-curbed-meal.md) | +1.0% | -7.7% |
| SBM | 2026-10-27 | [Soybean meal prices decline profits decline China's soybean imports slow down 10/27 Update MySheen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/494-soybean-meal-prices-decline-profits-decline-china-s-soybean-imports-slow-down.md) | -2.3% | — |
| SBM | 2018-05-10 | [China set to trim 2018/19 soybean imports as trade row boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64912-china-set-to-trim-2018-19-soybean-imports-as-trade-row-boosts-prices.md) | -3.2% | -7.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- fxbwd.com: https://www.fxbwd.com/128513.html

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