# US farmers feel pain as soybean exports to China flatline despite tariff truce | South China Morning Post

> China's imports of American soybeans and pork fell to zero in early May 2025 and had not recovered by late May, despite the US-China tariff truce. US soybean exports to China were worth over $12.8 billion in 2024. Pork purchases show early signs of recovery.

- Date: 2025-05-23 · published 2025-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14660-us-farmers-feel-pain-as-soybean-exports-to-china-flatline-despite-tariff-truce
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Flat Chinese soybean buying leaves US supply to be absorbed elsewhere, which pressures soybean and meal prices. Recovering pork demand is a modest support for hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-06-25 | [China’s US soybean and pork imports down 55.3 per cent due to trade war, African swine fever \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58593-china-s-us-soybean-and-pork-imports-down-55-3-per-cent-due-to-trade-war-african.md) | -2.6% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-08-01 | [Why China’s pork producers can survive without US soybean imports \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63551-why-china-s-pork-producers-can-survive-without-us-soybean-imports-south-china.md) | -1.6% | -9.2% |
| SOY | 2025-06-23 | [US farmers face tough outlook as China switches suppliers amid trade war \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14655-us-farmers-face-tough-outlook-as-china-switches-suppliers-amid-trade-war-south.md) | -3.8% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2025-08-25 | [Tariff escalations trigger another decline in US farm exports to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14640-tariff-escalations-trigger-another-decline-in-us-farm-exports-to-china.md) | +0.0% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2019-07-24 | [China's Soybean Crushers In No Rush To Buy From US Despite Beijing Tariff Offer: Sources \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57953-china-s-soybean-crushers-in-no-rush-to-buy-from-us-despite-beijing-tariff-offer.md) | -0.8% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2018-08-01 | [Why China’s pork producers can survive without US soybean imports \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63551-why-china-s-pork-producers-can-survive-without-us-soybean-imports-south-china.md) | -2.5% | -11.9% |
| SBM | 2018-02-20 | [U.S. soybean exports in prime spot for China buys - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66494-u-s-soybean-exports-in-prime-spot-for-china-buys-morning-ag-clips.md) | +1.0% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2018-10-12 | [Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8558-trade-war-drives-farmers-to-corn-as-china-shuns-us-soybeans-tt.md) | +1.1% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- scmp.com: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3311560/us-farmers-feel-pain-soybean-exports-china-flatline-despite-tariff-truce

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