# China buys more US soybeans, total purchases approach 10 million tons | Reuters

> China's purchases of the latest US crop are estimated at 8.5 to nearly 10 million tons, up to 80% of the 12 million ton pledge. USDA reported a 336,000 ton private sale to China, bringing confirmed purchases since October to nearly 6.9 million tons.

- Date: 2026-01-06 · published 2026-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14610-china-buys-more-us-soybeans-total-purchases-approach-10-million-tons-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Continued Chinese buying of US soybeans supports US export demand and nearby soybean prices as the pledge deadline approaches.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-10-30 | [China to buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans this season, Bessent says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14624-china-to-buy-12-million-metric-tons-of-us-soybeans-this-season-bessent-says.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2020-07-14 | [China books record U.S. corn purchase, also buys soybeans \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51978-china-books-record-u-s-corn-purchase-also-buys-soybeans-reuters.md) | +3.0% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2020-05-12 | [China Steps Up US Soybean Buying With Million-Ton Purchase - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52986-china-steps-up-us-soybean-buying-with-million-ton-purchase-tt.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2019-02-02 | [China's COFCO buys million-tonne batch of U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60472-china-s-cofco-buys-million-tonne-batch-of-u-s-soybeans.md) | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2020-06-02 | [China buys U.S. soybeans after halt to U.S. purchases ordered: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52462-china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources.md) | +2.9% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-buys-more-us-soybeans-total-purchases-near-10-million-tons-2026-01-06/

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