# China’s 2025 Soybean Imports Hit Record, Fueled by S. American Purchases

> China imported a record 111.83 million metric tons of soybeans in 2025, up 6.5% from a year earlier, driven by South American purchases. December arrivals rose 1.3% year on year to 8.04 million tons. Customs clearance delays slowed some flows and prompted some crushers to curb operations.

- Date: 2026-01-14 · published 2026-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14609-china-s-2025-soybean-imports-hit-record-fueled-by-s-american-purchases
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Record Chinese demand supports global soybean prices, but reliance on Brazil and Argentina tilts the market away from US beans.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-08-13 | [FAS: “2022/23 China Soybean Imports Raised to Record High” \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14820-fas-2022-23-china-soybean-imports-raised-to-record-high-farm-policy-news.md) | -2.7% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2022-03-21 | [China to import record soybean volume in 2022-23 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42291-china-to-import-record-soybean-volume-in-2022-23-world-grain.md) | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2020-09-09 | [Feed demand increases China’s soybean imports \| 2020-09-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51186-feed-demand-increases-china-s-soybean-imports-2020-09-09-world-grain.md) | +1.9% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2017-09-11 | [Watch USDA’s WASDE Report, Hurricane Irma, and China’s Soybean Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68856-watch-usda-s-wasde-report-hurricane-irma-and-china-s-soybean-imports.md) | +1.3% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2021-04-07 | [2020 U.S. Ag Exports Second Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn and Pork to China \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47452-2020-u-s-ag-exports-second-highest-on-record-led-by-soybeans-corn-and-pork-to.md) | -2.1% | +11.2% |
| SBM | 2026-09-09 | [China continues US soybean push amid South American purchases \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14550-china-continues-us-soybean-push-amid-south-american-purchases-world-grain.md) | +4.3% | +3.3% |
| SBM | 2026-08-21 | [China more than doubles US soybean imports in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14556-china-more-than-doubles-us-soybean-imports-in-july.md) | +5.0% | +16.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/partners-china-s-2025-soybean-imports-hit-record-fueled-by-s-american-purchases-11885117

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