# COMMENTARY: China passes on US soybeans despite Brazilian delays

> Brazil's slow soybean harvest is delaying supplies reaching buyers, but China does not appear concerned. US soybean export sales to China spiked for a week in mid-January but have mostly been below average since. US sales to China accounted for 47% of bookings for 2024-25, a 17-year low outside trade-war periods.

- Date: 2025-02-01 · published 2025-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14692-commentary-china-passes-on-us-soybeans-despite-brazilian-delays
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese buyers avoiding US cargoes despite Brazilian delays leaves US soybean demand weak and supports pressure on prices. Brazil remains the dominant supplier to China.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-01-26 | [China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14606-china-to-favour-brazilian-soybean-imports-in-h1-despite-renewed-us-inflows.md) | -0.3% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2025-07-21 | [INFOGRAPHIC: US-China tariff tensions accelerate shift to Brazilian soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14647-infographic-us-china-tariff-tensions-accelerate-shift-to-brazilian-soybeans.md) | -2.8% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans Slumps More Than 3% on Possible US-China Talks Delay - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5792-soybeans-slumps-more-than-3-on-possible-us-china-talks-delay-bloomberg.md) | -4.1% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2025-04-04 | [China retaliation on US farm goods hits soybeans, bolstering Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6029-china-retaliation-on-us-farm-goods-hits-soybeans-bolstering-brazil.md) | +1.7% | +3.7% |
| SOY | 2026-10-28 | [China wants US soybeans. Its buyers prefer Brazil \| ThinkChina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14541-china-wants-us-soybeans-its-buyers-prefer-brazil-thinkchina.md) | -1.6% | — |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/china-passes-us-soybeans-despite-brazilian-delays-braun-2025-01-30/

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