# Favorable outlook for soy complex: "We could have the best soymeal export year in history"

> Former Argentine market official Javier Preciado Patiño said Argentina had already booked 20 million tonnes of soy exports, about 10% ahead of last season. He projected 31 million tonnes for the campaign, which could be the best soymeal export year in the country's history.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T03:11:46.355Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97070-favorable-outlook-for-soy-complex-we-could-have-the-best-soymeal-export-year-in
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Argentine soymeal exports add supply to global protein markets and may pressure feed meal prices. Pace of EU deforestation rules could also shape where that meal ends up.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2016-12-14 | [India’s soymeal exports to hit 3-year high as soybean output jumps – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73549-india-s-soymeal-exports-to-hit-3-year-high-as-soybean-output-jumps-customs.md) | -1.5% | +3.4% |
| SBM | 2024-07-02 | [Prices for soybean meal in Argentina for the first time in two years fell below the stock exchange in Chicago](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29399-prices-for-soybean-meal-in-argentina-for-the-first-time-in-two-years-fell-below.md) | +2.0% | -3.7% |
| SBM | 2019-12-17 | [Brazilian soymeal headed for China
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55645-brazilian-soymeal-headed-for-china-the-poultry-site.md) | +0.0% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2021-06-16 | [Hogs on Biggest Losing Streak in a Year Amid Export Worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6258-hogs-on-biggest-losing-streak-in-a-year-amid-export-worries.md) | -1.8% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2019-05-13 | [What Does the US Export to China? Soybeans Lowest in Decade - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7754-what-does-the-us-export-to-china-soybeans-lowest-in-decade-bloomberg.md) | +3.6% | +10.3% |
| SOY | 2016-12-14 | [India’s soymeal exports to hit 3-year high as soybean output jumps – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73549-india-s-soymeal-exports-to-hit-3-year-high-as-soybean-output-jumps-customs.md) | -2.2% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2019-04-24 | [Argentina touts its soymeal in China, seeking import approval \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59436-argentina-touts-its-soymeal-in-china-seeking-import-approval-the-western.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2017-04-10 | [USSEC Conducts 4th Poultry Roundtable for Maghreb’s Feed Industry - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71612-ussec-conducts-4th-poultry-roundtable-for-maghreb-s-feed-industry-u-s-soybean.md) | +1.2% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- perfil.com: https://www.perfil.com/canal-e/perspectivas-favorables-en-el-complejo-sojero-podemos-tener-el-mejor-ano-de-exportacion-de-harina-de-soja-de-la-historia-a0D0L9h5B7cQ

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