# China's September soybean imports slip as post-summit tariff snub keeps private crushers sidelined, plus corn jumps almost eightfold on year with Argentina still on top: GACC

> China's September soybean imports fell to 11.88 million tonnes, down from August and sharply below a year earlier, erasing the year-to-date surplus over 2025. Corn imports reached their highest monthly level of the year, with Argentina remaining the top corn supplier.

- Date: 2026-10-26 · published 2026-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14537-china-s-september-soybean-imports-slip-as-post-summit-tariff-snub-keeps-private
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker Chinese soybean import pace tightens Q4 supply for exporters and supports Brazilian and US soybean prices, while higher corn imports add demand for corn exporters.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-07-08 | [China's palm oil imports to avoid 17-year low, with soy imports to exceed forecasts too - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14914-china-s-palm-oil-imports-to-avoid-17-year-low-with-soy-imports-to-exceed.md) | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2017-06-19 | [China 2017/18 soybean imports soar \| Agrifish  \| POST Online Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70483-china-2017-18-soybean-imports-soar-agrifish-post-online-media.md) | -3.7% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Argentina cuts soybean harvest outlook as corn margins improve
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13776-argentina-cuts-soybean-harvest-outlook-as-corn-margins-improve-the-pig-site.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-04-18 | [Corn exports up and China buys tariffed soybeans - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14673-corn-exports-up-and-china-buys-tariffed-soybeans-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2018-02-01 | [China’s rice, soybean imports top the world in 2017 - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66383-china-s-rice-soybean-imports-top-the-world-in-2017-people-s-daily-online.md) | -1.3% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2023-11-01 | [September corn grind, soybean crush both up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33273-september-corn-grind-soybean-crush-both-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2025-04-18 | [Corn exports up and China buys tariffed soybeans - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14673-corn-exports-up-and-china-buys-tariffed-soybeans-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2020-12-03 | [World food price index jumps in November to almost six-year high - FAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5276-world-food-price-index-jumps-in-november-to-almost-six-year-high-fao.md) | +0.0% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/chinas-september-soybean-imports-slip-as-post-summit-tariff-snub-keeps-private-crushers-sidelined/

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