# US misses out on billions of dollars of China soybean sales midway through peak season | Reuters

> Chinese importers booked about 7.4 million tonnes of mainly South American soybeans for October shipment and 1 million tonnes for November. U.S. soybeans were about 80 to 90 cents a bushel cheaper than Brazilian beans, but China's 23% tariff added about $2 a bushel to their landed cost.

- Date: 2025-09-10 · published 2025-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14634-us-misses-out-on-billions-of-dollars-of-china-soybean-sales-midway-through-peak
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The tariff gap leaves U.S. soybeans uncompetitive in China despite their lower price, so Brazil captures the bulk of Chinese demand. This keeps pressure on U.S. soybean export sales and prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-08-13 | [US losing out on China soybean sales as Brazil fills key supply period \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12449-us-losing-out-on-china-soybean-sales-as-brazil-fills-key-supply-period-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2025-07-29 | [China's soymeal glut raises demand doubts ahead of US soybean export season \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14645-china-s-soymeal-glut-raises-demand-doubts-ahead-of-us-soybean-export-season.md) | -2.0% | +3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-08-11 | [US soybean market skeptical China will follow through on Trump’s purchase request](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14642-us-soybean-market-skeptical-china-will-follow-through-on-trump-s-purchase.md) | +5.7% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2018-12-31 | [Trade wars cost U.S., China billions of dollars each in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61652-trade-wars-cost-u-s-china-billions-of-dollars-each-in-2018.md) | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2023-10-25 | [China signs US soy export deals, but unclear if sales will follow  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14804-china-signs-us-soy-export-deals-but-unclear-if-sales-will-follow-reuters.md) | -0.6% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-misses-out-billions-dollars-china-soybean-sales-midway-through-peak-season-2025-09-10/

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