Report Investment Rating No information provided. Core View - Last week (08.11 - 08.15), the price of US soybean futures mainly rose due to the hope of increased exports to China and the positive 8 - month USDA report. The price of domestic soybean meal futures fluctuated and increased, and the price of soybean No.1 futures fluctuated. Next week (08.18 - 08.22), it is expected that the center of the Dalian soybean meal futures price will move up, and the soybean No.1 futures price will rebound and fluctuate [2][5]. Summary by Related Content 1. Futures Price Performance - **US Futures**: In the week of August 15, the main November contract of US soybeans had a weekly increase of 5.7%, and the main December contract of US soybean meal had a weekly increase of 3.26% [2]. - **Domestic Futures**: In the week of August 15, the main m2601 contract of domestic soybean meal had a weekly increase of 1.39%, and the main a2511 contract of soybean No.1 had a weekly decrease of 0.83% [2]. 2. International Soybean Market Fundamentals - **Sales and Shipment**: In the week of August 7, the weekly net sales of US soybeans decreased compared to the previous week and were at the lower end of expectations. The 2024/25 annual US soybean export shipment decreased by about 23% week - on - week, and the cumulative export shipment increased by about 13% year - on - year. The shipment to China was 0, and the cumulative shipment to China was about 2248 tons (about 2397 tons in the same period last year) [2]. - **Soybean Goodness Rate**: As of the week of August 11, the goodness rate of US soybeans was 68%, a week - on - week decrease and in line with expectations [2]. - **USDA Report**: The August USDA supply - demand report was positive, lowering the ending stocks and inventory - to - consumption ratios of global and US soybeans in 2025/26 [2][3]. - **Brazilian Soybeans**: As of the week of August 15, the average CNF premium of Brazilian soybeans for October - November delivery increased week - on - week, the average import cost increased week - on - week, and the average crushing profit decreased week - on - week [3]. - **Weather Forecast**: From August 17 to August 30, the main US soybean - producing areas will have less precipitation and temperatures will be "high first and then low", with a neutral impact [3]. 3. Domestic Soybean Meal Spot Situation - **Transaction**: As of the week of August 15, the average daily trading volume of soybean meal in mainstream domestic oil mills was about 100,000 tons, a week - on - week decrease [3]. - **Pick - up**: As of the week of August 15, the average daily pick - up volume of soybean meal in major oil mills was about 188,000 tons, flat compared to the previous week [3]. - **Basis**: As of the week of August 15, the average weekly basis of soybean meal (Zhangjiagang) was about - 96 yuan/ton, a week - on - week increase [3]. - **Inventory**: As of the week of August 8, the inventory of soybean meal in mainstream domestic oil mills was about 860,000 tons, a week - on - week decrease of 68% and a year - on - year decrease of about 36% [3]. - **Crushing**: As of the week of August 15, the weekly soybean crushing volume in domestic oil mills was about 2.34 million tons, a week - on - week increase. It is expected to reach about 2.4 million tons next week [3]. 4. Domestic Soybean No.1 Spot Situation - **Price**: The soybean prices in the Northeast production area and some areas in the interior remained stable compared to the previous week, and the sales prices in the sales areas were also flat [4]. - **New Bean Growth**: The growth of new soybeans in the Northeast production area is good, maintaining the annual production expectation [4]. - **Auction**: The auctions of state - owned and provincial - owned soybeans continued. The state - owned auctions had partial transactions, the Heilongjiang provincial - owned auction failed, and the Jilin provincial - owned auction had a transaction rate of about 68% [4]. - **Demand**: The demand in the sales areas is dull, and it is necessary to pay attention to whether the start of school in September will boost the demand [4].