# INFOGRAPHIC: US-China tariff tensions accelerate shift to Brazilian soybeans

> China has imposed a 23% tariff on US oilseed exports, and its soybean imports from the US fell 19.5% year over year in April-June. Buyers are shifting purchases toward Brazil, where robust South American output is weighing on prices.

- Date: 2025-07-21 · published 2025-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14647-infographic-us-china-tariff-tensions-accelerate-shift-to-brazilian-soybeans
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff-driven diversion of Chinese demand to Brazil keeps US soybean export demand weak and pressures soybean prices, while ample South American supply caps rallies.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-05-28 | [China securing Brazilian soy with US trade tensions rising](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53167-china-securing-brazilian-soy-with-us-trade-tensions-rising.md) | +1.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-09-26 | [Graphic: Crop chop - China shuns U.S. soybeans amid trade war, turns to Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63061-graphic-crop-chop-china-shuns-u-s-soybeans-amid-trade-war-turns-to-brazil.md) | +2.4% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2025-02-01 | [COMMENTARY: China passes on US soybeans despite Brazilian delays](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14692-commentary-china-passes-on-us-soybeans-despite-brazilian-delays.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2026-01-26 | [China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14606-china-to-favour-brazilian-soybean-imports-in-h1-despite-renewed-us-inflows.md) | -0.3% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2018-04-06 | [Short-Term Palm Boost After China Tariff on US Soybeans: Traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65607-short-term-palm-boost-after-china-tariff-on-us-soybeans-traders.md) | +2.9% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/072125-infographic-us-china-tariff-tensions-accelerate-shift-to-brazilian-soybeans

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