# China's March imports of soybeans, iron ore drop; crude oil rises

> China's March 2025 soybean imports fell 36.8% year on year to 3.5 million metric tons. Most orders went to Brazil amid trade war concerns and an expected Brazilian bumper crop.

- Date: 2025-04-14 · published 2025-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14670-china-s-march-imports-of-soybeans-iron-ore-drop-crude-oil-rises
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese imports signal weaker demand for global soybeans, while Brazilian supply dominance keeps pressure on U.S. soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-06-12 | [China May soybean imports fall 11.6% on year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14742-china-may-soybean-imports-fall-11-6-on-year.md) | -0.3% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [China cuts soybean import forecast in face of trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63895-china-cuts-soybean-import-forecast-in-face-of-trade-war.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2022-12-21 | [China reduces soybean and corn imports, says customs - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14879-china-reduces-soybean-and-corn-imports-says-customs-datamarnews.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2024-11-13 | [China’s soybean production, imports steady \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27390-china-s-soybean-production-imports-steady-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-08-12 | [Casde: China cuts 20/2021 soybean imports, demand estimates - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45563-casde-china-cuts-20-2021-soybean-imports-demand-estimates-fastmarkets.md) | -3.4% | -10.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/view-chinas-march-imports-soybeans-iron-ore-drop-crude-oil-rises-2025-04-14/

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