# Opportunities abound for China, US to expand agricultural trade, exec says - Chinadaily.com.cn

> The US Soybean Export Council expects China to import 30 million tons of US soybeans in the 2025 marketing year. China's total soybean imports are projected to rise from 104.1 million tons to 138.3 million tons by 2034.

- Date: 2024-11-13 · published 2024-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14707-opportunities-abound-for-china-us-to-expand-agricultural-trade-exec-says
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Long-run Chinese import growth supports demand for global soybeans, but the projections are forward-looking and do not change near-term US price direction.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-11-14 | [Trade talks hit bump as China resists US demands on agricultural purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55910-trade-talks-hit-bump-as-china-resists-us-demands-on-agricultural-purchases.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2017-12-21 | [Yearender: China-U.S. agricultural trade leaps forward in 2017 - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67344-yearender-china-u-s-agricultural-trade-leaps-forward-in-2017-xinhua-english.md) | -0.9% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2022-05-26 | [Ambassador's visit stresses opportunity in expanding trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14935-ambassador-s-visit-stresses-opportunity-in-expanding-trade.md) | +2.9% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2017-04-06 | [US Agriculture Bets the Farm on Chinese Soy Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71362-us-agriculture-bets-the-farm-on-chinese-soy-demand.md) | +0.4% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-08-26 | [China's top trade negotiator to head to US for talks: Reports - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14644-china-s-top-trade-negotiator-to-head-to-us-for-talks-reports-the-economic-times.md) | +0.0% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- chinadaily.com.cn: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/14/WS67352b78a310f1265a1cd34d.html

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