# Looking at the US soybean sales to China | MEAT+POULTRY

> Six cargoes of U.S. soybeans were loading or set to load at Gulf ports for China, the first such shipments since spring. Chinese purchases for 2025-26 total about 2.15 million tonnes in November, well short of the 12 million tonne target.

- Date: 2025-12-05 · published 2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14619-looking-at-the-us-soybean-sales-to-china-meat-poultry
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed shipments add to U.S. export demand and firmed futures after earlier losses, but the volume is small against the commitment. Most trade observers doubt China will meet either the near-term or three-year targets, which caps the price support.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-07-19 | [Exclusive: Brazil soybeans lose protein, China sales at risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58123-exclusive-brazil-soybeans-lose-protein-china-sales-at-risk.md) | +0.1% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-04-24 | [Argentina seeks soybean sales in China - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59437-argentina-seeks-soybean-sales-in-china-datamarnews.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2026-06-30 | [China Resumes Buying US Soybeans in Trade Clouded by Politics - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14568-china-resumes-buying-us-soybeans-in-trade-clouded-by-politics-bloomberg.md) | +7.9% | +9.3% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [China's oil mills realised most of their soybean meal stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28384-china-s-oil-mills-realised-most-of-their-soybean-meal-stocks.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2025-11-08 | [Here’s what the U.S.-China trade truce really means for the U.S. soybean market — and for farmers - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12248-here-s-what-the-u-s-china-trade-truce-really-means-for-the-u-s-soybean-market.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- meatpoultry.com: https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/32823-looking-at-the-us-soybean-sales-to-china

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