# Is China ending its stint as major global grain importer? | Reuters

> An opinion piece questions whether China will continue as the world's major grain importer. The available text is mostly publisher boilerplate and does not give specific figures.

- Date: 2025-02-11 · published 2025-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14680-is-china-ending-its-stint-as-major-global-grain-importer-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A sustained drop in China's grain imports would reduce global demand for feed grains and could pressure corn and wheat prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-01-28 | [Panamax Pain as China's Grain Imports Plunge 51%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26705-panamax-pain-as-china-s-grain-imports-plunge-51.md) | +1.3% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2019-11-29 | [U.S. Soy’s Flowing Into China Again as Port Congestion Eases - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55907-u-s-soy-s-flowing-into-china-again-as-port-congestion-eases-caixin-global.md) | +0.3% | +5.4% |
| SOY | 2024-03-26 | [China 2024 grain imports seen near record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14766-china-2024-grain-imports-seen-near-record-high.md) | -2.9% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [China September Soybean Imports Ease \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50150-china-september-soybean-imports-ease-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [Importers snap up cheap U.S. soybeans as China stops buying](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5850-importers-snap-up-cheap-u-s-soybeans-as-china-stops-buying.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| CORN | 2024-07-15 | [China sets record feed grain imports amid global market shifts \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14734-china-sets-record-feed-grain-imports-amid-global-market-shifts-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.5% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-11 | [China Is Hoarding Grain And Corn Amid Global Food Shortages \|](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14918-china-is-hoarding-grain-and-corn-amid-global-food-shortages.md) | -14.4% | -15.9% |
| CORN | 2020-12-09 | [China’s Grain Imports Surge 30% on Rising Livestock Demand - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49503-china-s-grain-imports-surge-30-on-rising-livestock-demand-caixin-global.md) | +1.3% | +9.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/is-china-ending-its-stint-major-global-grain-importer-braun-2025-02-11/

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