# China halves corn import forecast

> China's Ministry of Agriculture cut its corn import forecast for the current fiscal year to 3 million tonnes from 7 million, the lowest in eight years. The report attributed the cut to U.S. tariffs and quotas, and it raised the soybean import forecast to 104 million tonnes.

- Date: 2025-09-16 · published 2025-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14633-china-halves-corn-import-forecast
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese corn imports reduce global demand for corn and weigh on export prices. A higher soybean import estimate supports demand for soybeans from Brazil and other suppliers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [China Ag Imports Boom--Except for Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70351-china-ag-imports-boom-except-for-corn.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-05-28 | [China halted U.S. soybean & corn imports before Trump tariff war – China Environment News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14664-china-halted-u-s-soybean-and-corn-imports-before-trump-tariff-war-china.md) | -2.1% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2022-10-12 | [China Set to Import Brazilian Corn in Challenge to US Supply - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14894-china-set-to-import-brazilian-corn-in-challenge-to-us-supply-bloomberg.md) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-04-21 | [Report: China halts US corn, soybean orders \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14669-report-china-halts-us-corn-soybean-orders-world-grain.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2021-07-16 | [Gro Expects Drop in China Pork Imports and Lower Corn Feed Use](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46076-gro-expects-drop-in-china-pork-imports-and-lower-corn-feed-use.md) | -0.1% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2017-06-07 | [China Ag Imports Boom--Except for Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70351-china-ag-imports-boom-except-for-corn.md) | +1.0% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2021-05-13 | [China's record soybean demand forecast to support prices till 2022: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47090-china-s-record-soybean-demand-forecast-to-support-prices-till-2022-sources.md) | -7.4% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2024-07-03 | [China poised for record July soybean imports on low prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14735-china-poised-for-record-july-soybean-imports-on-low-prices.md) | -2.0% | -11.7% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/china-halves-corn-import-forecast/

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