# Soybean Export Demand Hits Marketing Year High As China Snaps Up 1.3 MMT, Lifting (CBOT: ZS) Futures

> Weekly US soybean export sales reached a marketing-year high of 2.45 million metric tons, with China committing to 1.304 million tons and Egypt buying 218,300 tons. Front-month soybean futures finished 3 to 4 cents higher on the day, and meal sales were reported at 412,671 tons.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T12:06:32.216Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101087-soybean-export-demand-hits-marketing-year-high-as-china-snaps-up-1-3-mmt
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export commitments from China tighten US old-crop supplies and support soybean prices. Continued buying would keep US beans competitive for feed processors relying on imports.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-08-18 | [New marketing year points to favorable soybean export volumes to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14908-new-marketing-year-points-to-favorable-soybean-export-volumes-to-china.md) | +5.8% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2020-07-16 | [Higher Chinese feed demand boosts US corn and soybean exports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52129-higher-chinese-feed-demand-boosts-us-corn-and-soybean-exports-agweek-1-source.md) | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-08-28 | [Soybean futures hit contract highs on Chinese demand By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17944-soybean-futures-hit-contract-highs-on-chinese-demand-by-investing-com.md) | +4.0% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2021-09-14 | [China snaps up Brazil soybeans on urgent demand, tight US supply - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45119-china-snaps-up-brazil-soybeans-on-urgent-demand-tight-us-supply-fastmarkets.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2025-11-14 | [U.S.–China Soybean Deal: Comparing Past Export Levels and Global Market Impacts - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7893-u-s-china-soybean-deal-comparing-past-export-levels-and-global-market-impacts.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2026-08-28 | [Soybean futures hit contract highs on Chinese demand By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17944-soybean-futures-hit-contract-highs-on-chinese-demand-by-investing-com.md) | +4.5% | +12.9% |
| SBM | 2018-07-27 | [Soybean Futures Close Higher on Signs of Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64076-soybean-futures-close-higher-on-signs-of-demand.md) | +0.1% | -5.7% |
| SBM | 2023-01-31 | [China’s expanding swine herd cues demand for soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37764-china-s-expanding-swine-herd-cues-demand-for-soybeans.md) | -0.2% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- foreignpolicyjournal.com: https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2026/11/15/soybean-export-demand-hits-marketing-year-high-as-china-snaps-up-1-3-mmt-lifting-cbot-zs-futures/

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