# Strong Chinese demand supports soybean recovery in Chicago - SAFRAS & Market

> CBOT soybean futures recovered in the final sessions of the week despite small weekly losses. US export sales rose to about 2.8 million tonnes after two weeks near 600,000 tonnes, with strong demand from China.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:36.926Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/140-strong-chinese-demand-supports-soybean-recovery-in-chicago-safras-and-market
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Chinese buying of US beans supports soybean prices and meal demand, although the trend reversal is not yet confirmed.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-07-16 | [Soybean Rises on Stronger Chinese Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52164-soybean-rises-on-stronger-chinese-demand.md) | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2023-07-19 | [Freight rates rebound on stronger Chinese soybean demand - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35234-freight-rates-rebound-on-stronger-chinese-soybean-demand-fastmarkets.md) | +1.6% | -11.3% |
| SOY | 2022-10-25 | [Tight soybean supply weighs on demand recovery in China amid surging crush margin \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39165-tight-soybean-supply-weighs-on-demand-recovery-in-china-amid-surging-crush.md) | +2.6% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2021-04-13 | [China's Q1 soybean, grains imports surge on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11178-china-s-q1-soybean-grains-imports-surge-on-strong-demand.md) | +4.9% | +17.2% |
| SOY | 2021-01-14 | [China's 2020 soybean imports climb 13% to record as pig sector demand recovers - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49142-china-s-2020-soybean-imports-climb-13-to-record-as-pig-sector-demand-recovers.md) | -2.9% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- safras.com.br: https://safras.com.br/eng/strong-chinese-demand-supports-soybean-recovery-in-chicago/

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