# Chinese buyers acquire US soybeans for October-November, traders say | South China Morning Post

> Chinese government buyers booked at least eight cargoes of US Gulf Coast soybeans and six cargoes from Pacific Northwest ports for October and November shipment, according to two US traders. The sales totaled at least 840,000 tonnes, among China's largest single-day purchases this month after buying restarted in late June.

- Date: 2026-07-31 · published 2026-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14561-chinese-buyers-acquire-us-soybeans-for-october-november-traders-say-south-china
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Large forward bookings for autumn shipment absorb US new-crop supply and support soybean prices, though China had bought far less over the past year because of cheaper Brazilian beans.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-08-06 | [China buys at least 10 more cargoes of US soybeans, traders say \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14558-china-buys-at-least-10-more-cargoes-of-us-soybeans-traders-say-south-china.md) | +1.2% | +13.0% |
| SOY | 2019-12-19 | [Trade war: China buys US soybeans after fresh round of tariff waivers, but will it be the last for some time? \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55445-trade-war-china-buys-us-soybeans-after-fresh-round-of-tariff-waivers-but-will.md) | +1.0% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2020-09-28 | [US-China trade: soybeans, corn and cars surge, but Beijing still not close to meeting demands of deal \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50984-us-china-trade-soybeans-corn-and-cars-surge-but-beijing-still-not-close-to.md) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2020-06-01 | [China buys at least three cargoes U.S. soybeans for Oct or Nov shipment: traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52674-china-buys-at-least-three-cargoes-u-s-soybeans-for-oct-or-nov-shipment-traders.md) | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2026-08-01 | [China buys most U.S. soybeans since November 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14565-china-buys-most-u-s-soybeans-since-november-2025.md) | -1.3% | +8.9% |
| SBM | 2019-06-25 | [China’s US soybean and pork imports down 55.3 per cent due to trade war, African swine fever \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58593-china-s-us-soybean-and-pork-imports-down-55-3-per-cent-due-to-trade-war-african.md) | -4.0% | -3.5% |
| SBM | 2019-09-12 | [Ahead of trade talks, China makes biggest US soybean purchases since June, traders say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9439-ahead-of-trade-talks-china-makes-biggest-us-soybean-purchases-since-june.md) | +0.7% | +5.5% |
| SBM | 2019-02-01 | [Soybeans, corn up, but waiting for more details on China - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60636-soybeans-corn-up-but-waiting-for-more-details-on-china-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.5% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- scmp.com: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3362615/chinese-buyers-acquire-us-soybeans-october-november-traders-say

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