# China halted U.S. soybean & corn imports before Trump tariff war – China Environment News

> China stopped buying US soybeans and corn from mid-January 2025, according to USDA data cited by Nikkei Asia. Beijing is shifting grain trade toward Brazil as part of its food security policy. In 2024 China imported over 27 million tonnes of US soybeans worth $12.8 billion.

- Date: 2025-05-28 · published 2025-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14664-china-halted-u-s-soybean-and-corn-imports-before-trump-tariff-war-china
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A halt in purchases from the largest market for US soybeans removes a major source of export demand, which is bearish for both soybean and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-04-20 | [China halted orders for U.S. soybeans and corn before tariff escalation - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14667-china-halted-orders-for-u-s-soybeans-and-corn-before-tariff-escalation-nikkei.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2018-06-29 | [Final countdown - last U.S. soybean cargo heads for China before tariff jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64393-final-countdown-last-u-s-soybean-cargo-heads-for-china-before-tariff-jump.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2020-11-20 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs on Soy, Corn - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50015-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-on-soy-corn-pork-business.md) | +1.2% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2018-04-04 | [CPO to gain from China’s soybean import tariff \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65604-cpo-to-gain-from-china-s-soybean-import-tariff-the-star.md) | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2018-11-12 | [U.S. soybean farmers hang on for dear life in Trump's China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62097-u-s-soybean-farmers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-trump-s-china-trade-war.md) | +1.9% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-20 | [China halted orders for U.S. soybeans and corn before tariff escalation - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14667-china-halted-orders-for-u-s-soybeans-and-corn-before-tariff-escalation-nikkei.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2020-11-20 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs on Soy, Corn - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50015-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-on-soy-corn-pork-business.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-04-04 | [CPO to gain from China’s soybean import tariff \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65604-cpo-to-gain-from-china-s-soybean-import-tariff-the-star.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- china-environment-news.net: https://china-environment-news.net/2025/05/28/china-halted-u-s-soybean-corn-imports-before-trump-tariff-war/

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