Report Overview - Report Date: July 1, 2025 [2] - Reported Industry: Soybean Meal [1] - Research Team: Agricultural Products Research Team, including researchers Yu Lanlan, Lin Zhenlei, Wang Haifeng, Hong Chenliang, and Liu Youran [4] Core Viewpoints - Short - term rebound of soybean meal futures may face profit - taking pressure. However, based on the elasticity of future US weather and the expectation of higher costs for imported soybeans in the fourth quarter, the fourth - quarter contracts should be treated with cautious optimism after corrections. The risk factors are the improvement of weather conditions and tariff situations [6]. - The supply pressure causes the US soybean futures to run weakly, but considering the positive effects of biodiesel policies, there is expected to be support at the bottom, waiting for the data guidance from the end - of - June report [6]. - The trading volume of soybean meal has been good since June. When prices are low, downstream buyers are willing to make safety purchases, but when prices rise, it's difficult to see continuous high - volume trading. The price of soybean meal will still be mainly determined by the cost of imported soybeans [6]. Section Summaries 1. Market Review and Operation Suggestions - **Market Performance**: - For the soybean meal futures contracts, the prices of contracts 2507, 2509, and 2511 all increased. The trading volume of 2509 was 964,679, and its closing price was 2961, with a gain of 0.78%. The trading volume of 2511 was 72,620, and its closing price was 2998, with a gain of 0.77%. The trading volume of 2507 was 18,510, and its closing price was 2855, with a gain of 1.64% [6]. - The US soybean futures contracts fluctuated, with the main contract at 1025 cents. After a rebound due to the positive news of US soybean oil, the price dropped significantly last week because of the good growth of new US soybeans and sufficient rainfall in the main production areas [6]. - **Operation Suggestions**: Futures operation should be cautiously bullish on the fourth - quarter contracts after corrections, considering the future US weather and the expected increase in the cost of imported soybeans in the fourth quarter [6]. 2. Industry News - **USDA Export Sales Report**: As of the week ending June 19, the net increase in US soybean export sales was 55.91 million tons, in line with expectations. The net increase in exports for the current market year was 40.29 million tons, and for the next market year was 15.62 million tons. The export shipment was 26.56 million tons [9]. - **USDA Drought Monitoring Report**: As of the week ending June 24, about 12% of US soybean - growing areas were affected by drought, down from 13% the previous week and up from 6% in the same period last year [9]. - **EU Import Data**: As of June 22, the EU's 2024/25 palm oil imports were 2.76 million tons (compared to 3.41 million tons last year), soybean imports were 13.79 million tons (compared to 12.89 million tons last year), soybean meal imports were 18.88 million tons (compared to 14.93 million tons last year), and rapeseed imports were 7.16 million tons (compared to 5.59 million tons last year) [10].