China imports soymeal from Argentina for animal feed ingredient

China imports soymeal from Argentina for animal feed ingredient, Argentine soybean meal cargo destined for China, data seen by Reuters on Monday showed, China, is the world's largest importer of soybeans, though most of the soybeans China imports come from Brazil and the United States, but not the case at this moment.

China imports soymeal from Argentina for animal feed ingredient, usually, China does not typically buy soybean meal, rather it processes the beans itself to produce the meal it uses as animal feed.

According to a related report that several Chinese animal feed makers had signed a deal for a maiden soymeal shipment as China's animal feed industry looks to broaden its supply options. Look at this recent article from Reuters ...

China imports soymeal from Argentina for animal feed ingredient. China has booked a rare shipment of soybean meal from Argentina, as the country seeks to secure supplies of a key animal feed ingredient.

Several Chinese traders and feed producers jointly ordered the cargo from the world’s top exporter of soybean meal and oil as a trial shipment, according to people with the knowledge of the deal.

The 30,000-ton shipment is expected to leave Argentina in July and arrive at the southern Chinese province of Guangdong in September.... See more from Reuter here.

knowingly or not, China imports soymeal from Argentina for animal feed ingredient for the sack of securing supplies of a key animal feed ingredient for now and future, as the country demands for more animal feed ingredient.

That is not theory. That is fact, proven repeatedly. When China market in demand certain agricultural products, and domestically in weak supply, then China imports is up. soymeal from Argentina to China is a such case.

Interesting that In 2024, Argentina exported a total of 27.2 million tons of soybean meal, valued at $10.55 billion. Vietnam was the main destination for shipments, accounting for 15% of the total.

Now, in 2025, China opened its market to Argentine soymeal, how this trial trade goes, we must wait and see. with today’s global trade climate, You are not only in the goods and services business. You are also in the INTEREST business.