# The Farmer's Exchange Online China Says It Doesn't Need U.S. Grain

> China's state planner said its grain supply would not be affected by losing US feed grain and oilseed imports, citing ample substitutes and reserves. Inbound soybean shipments from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay are expected to exceed 30 million tons in April to June, a record for the quarter. China has shifted purchases toward Brazilian soybeans because of the trade war.

- Date: 2025-05-02 · published 2025-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14666-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-china-says-it-doesn-t-need-u-s-grain
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A record South American supply and Chinese reluctance to buy US feed grains and oilseeds reduce demand for US soybeans, corn and sorghum and point to cheaper feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-01-09 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online Report Shows Changes in China's Soybean Reliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21052-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-report-shows-changes-in-china-s-soybean-reliance.md) | +0.6% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2020-12-01 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49501-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | +10.9% |
| SOY | 2025-09-03 | [New figures shine a light on changing grain flows to China — and how the US is losing out](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16917-new-figures-shine-a-light-on-changing-grain-flows-to-china-and-how-the-us-is.md) | -1.4% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2018-08-11 | [China says U.S. farmers may never regain market share lost in trade war - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63420-china-says-u-s-farmers-may-never-regain-market-share-lost-in-trade-war-politico.md) | +4.2% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2018-11-02 | [As China soy demand wavers, U.S. farmers turn back to grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62089-as-china-soy-demand-wavers-u-s-farmers-turn-back-to-grains.md) | -0.2% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49501-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-09-03 | [New figures shine a light on changing grain flows to China — and how the US is losing out](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16917-new-figures-shine-a-light-on-changing-grain-flows-to-china-and-how-the-us-is.md) | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2018-11-02 | [As China soy demand wavers, U.S. farmers turn back to grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62089-as-china-soy-demand-wavers-u-s-farmers-turn-back-to-grains.md) | +3.2% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- farmers-exchange.net: http://www.farmers-exchange.net/detailPage.aspx?articleID=24358

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