# China’s Nov soy imports from Brazil falls 25% y/y, US arrivals jump - Markets - Business Recorder

> China's soybean imports from Brazil fell 25% year on year in November, while arrivals from the United States rose to 2.79 million tons from 2.29 million a year earlier. Buyers rushed to secure U.S. supplies ahead of expected trade tensions under Trump, and January-November imports reached a record pace.

- Date: 2024-12-20 · published 2024-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14696-china-s-nov-soy-imports-from-brazil-falls-25-y-y-us-arrivals-jump-markets
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting origin mix shows Chinese buyers front-loading U.S. beans, which supports near-term U.S. export demand but leaves the overall price impact modest.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-10-20 | [China September soy imports from US up 13-fold Y/Y - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14710-china-september-soy-imports-from-us-up-13-fold-y-y-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.8% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-01-18 | [India’s soymeal exports to jump as drought curbs Argentine supply: industry officials - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10664-india-s-soymeal-exports-to-jump-as-drought-curbs-argentine-supply-industry.md) | -3.3% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2026-04-20 | [China's US soybean imports recover in March but lag year-earlier levels \| MarketScreener Saudi Arabia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14584-china-s-us-soybean-imports-recover-in-march-but-lag-year-earlier-levels.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-09-29 | [US soybeans rise on bargain buying, China tariff decision limits gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17521-us-soybeans-rise-on-bargain-buying-china-tariff-decision-limits-gains-markets.md) | -0.6% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2023-03-01 | [Wheat recovers from 2021 lows; Black Sea grain in focus - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36896-wheat-recovers-from-2021-lows-black-sea-grain-in-focus-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.3% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40338716

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