Bunge to ship first Argentine soymeal cargo to China Landmark deal signals potential new trade flow for feed8 July 2025 8 July 2025 2 minute read 2 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media South America AsiaUS grains trading group Bunge has chartered 30,000 metric tons of Argentine soybean meal cargo destined for China, data seen by Reuters on Monday showed, marking the first such soymeal cargo since Beijing approved Argentine imports in 2019. Most of the soybeans China imports come from Brazil and the United States. In 2024, Argentina exported a total of 27.2 million tons of soybean meal, valued at $10.55 billion. China opened its market to Argentine soymeal in 2019 after years of resistance motivated by a desire to protect its domestic crushing industry. Despite the approval, no purchases of bulk cargoes of Argentine soymeal had been recorded until now, according to Chinese customs data.