# China to remain reliant on us soybeans and sorghum despite self-sufficiency push - Chinadaily.com.cn

> A Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences report projects China will still rely on the US for about 39% of its soybeans and 60% of its sorghum by 2050. The report also calls for diversifying suppliers, including Brazil and Argentina.

- Date: 2024-06-07 · published 2024-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14744-china-to-remain-reliant-on-us-soybeans-and-sorghum-despite-self-sufficiency
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term reliance on US soybeans and sorghum supports structural export demand, though the outlook is a projection rather than a near-term price driver.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-04-19 | [China has sufficient soybean reserve, official says - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53635-china-has-sufficient-soybean-reserve-official-says-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2025-04-30 | [China’s reliance on soybean imports continues despite cutback plans \| Sea and Job](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24652-china-s-reliance-on-soybean-imports-continues-despite-cutback-plans-sea-and-job.md) | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2022-02-23 | [China to release soybeans, soy oil from central reserves to boost supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8762-china-to-release-soybeans-soy-oil-from-central-reserves-to-boost-supplies.md) | +4.3% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2021-08-26 | [How to delink the UK’s soybean imports and livestock supply chains from deforestation in the Amazon - LSE Business Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45589-how-to-delink-the-uk-s-soybean-imports-and-livestock-supply-chains-from.md) | -5.1% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-15 | [Were southern soybean farmers at top of mind in the design of recent USDA tariff and disaster relief programs?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57597-were-southern-soybean-farmers-at-top-of-mind-in-the-design-of-recent-usda.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- global.chinadaily.com.cn: https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202406/07/WS6662d3b8a31082fc043cb836.html

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