Soybean hull prices in China displayed a fluctuating trajectory during the second half of 2025. Early in the period, prices oscillated within a narrow range as crushing activity remained active and supply stayed elevated against a backdrop of subdued procurement from terminal feed manufacturers. Demand from the livestock and aquaculture sectors was generally sluggish, limiting price recovery despite periodic tightening in nearby availability.
As the period progressed, external soybean market developments, including fluctuations in U.S. soybean export performance and evolving global supply estimates, influenced domestic crushing margins and, by extension, hull output volumes. Inventory levels across oil processing facilities remained elevated for much of the half, maintaining a cap on upside price movement. Toward the latter part of the period, incremental improvements in terminal feed demand provided modest support, though broader supply pressure continued to weigh on sentiment. Trade flows of imported soybeans arriving at domestic ports remained high, sustaining crushing throughput and keeping hull availability well supplied relative to demand.
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According to Procurement Resource, soybean hulls prices are expected to remain range-bound, with ample crushing side supply continuing to limit meaningful price recovery.
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The Chinese soybean hulls market experienced considerable volatility during the second quarter of 2025, broadly mirroring the dynamics of the wider soybean complex. The quarter opened on a firm note, as commercial inventories of soybeans at domestic crushing facilities tightened sharply. Disruptions to soybean import flows, partly attributable to prevailing tariff conditions, constrained the availability of raw materials entering the crushing chain. With the supply of crushing co-products reduced, prices in the soybean hulls market climbed steadily, and feed cost pressures across the downstream livestock and aquaculture sectors intensified as a result.
As the quarter progressed, conditions shifted. Soybean arrivals at ports resumed at a more regular pace, easing the supply tightness that had characterised earlier weeks. Crushing activity recovered, leading to a gradual improvement in co-product availability. Concurrent weakness in terminal feed demand, combined with cautious procurement from downstream buyers, weighed on sentiment. Prices retreated from their quarterly highs as inventory levels at oil plants rebuilt and buying interest from feed manufacturers remained restrained. By the close of the quarter, the market had settled into a more subdued range, reflecting a broadly balanced.
Soybean Hulls are known as agricultural residue that are produced while processing soybeans. Soybean Hulls are an attractive source of fermentable sugars that can be widely utilised for cellulosic ethanol production. These Soybean Hulls are also known to be light, flaky, and bulky.
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The Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill, Incorporated, Ingredion Incorporated, Sree Siddarameshwara Agro Industries, Sakthi Soyas Limited, Sethi Seeds India Pvt. Ltd
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Soybean Hulls are recognised as a by-product obtained during the manufacture of soybean oil. After entering the oil mill, soybeans seeds are screened, followed by their conditioning, cracking, and de-hulling, before being rolled into flakes to produce oil.
The Soybean Hulls are separately collected using a multi stage aspiration system during the process of de-hulling. These hulls are finally ground to obtain specific particle size before being packed and sold.
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