# China continues US soybean push amid South American purchases | World Grain

> China's soybean production is expected to slip to 20.1 million tonnes in 2026-27, yet it continues buying US soybeans under the Busan agreement. Its 10% retaliatory tariff has pushed commercial buyers toward Brazil, which shipped record volumes in June-August.

- Date: 2026-09-09 · published 2026-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14550-china-continues-us-soybean-push-amid-south-american-purchases-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Record Brazilian shipments to China and the tariff gap cap US export pricing, while tightening Brazilian supplies could lift South American soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-03-02 | [Recent rainfall aids Argentina’s soybean crop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13802-recent-rainfall-aids-argentina-s-soybean-crop-world-grain.md) | +2.4% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2024-04-12 | [CoBank: Grain, oilseed prices continue to slide \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30865-cobank-grain-oilseed-prices-continue-to-slide-world-grain.md) | -2.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2020-02-11 | [USDA lifts wheat, soybean export forecasts \| 2020-02-11  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54562-usda-lifts-wheat-soybean-export-forecasts-2020-02-11-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-08-21 | [IGC sees corn output spiking on increased US production \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23356-igc-sees-corn-output-spiking-on-increased-us-production-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-04-26 | [Argentina’s Soybean Outlook Stabilizes Amid Drought Recovery; Sunflower Gains Ground \| Bricsgrain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13865-argentina-s-soybean-outlook-stabilizes-amid-drought-recovery-sunflower-gains.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| SBM | 2018-06-29 | [China’s soybean imports continue to rise \| World-grain.com \| June 29, 2018 13:49 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64513-china-s-soybean-imports-continue-to-rise-world-grain-com-june-29-2018-13-49.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2026-01-14 | [China’s 2025 Soybean Imports Hit Record, Fueled by S. American Purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14609-china-s-2025-soybean-imports-hit-record-fueled-by-s-american-purchases.md) | +0.7% | +4.3% |
| SBM | 2026-03-02 | [Recent rainfall aids Argentina’s soybean crop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13802-recent-rainfall-aids-argentina-s-soybean-crop-world-grain.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/23195-china-continues-us-soybean-push-amid-south-american-purchases

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