# USDA confirms first big US soy sale to China since mid-December

> The USDA confirmed private sales of 297,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans to China. It was the first soybean sales announcement under its daily reporting rules since Dec. 19 and the first to China since Dec. 15.

- Date: 2024-01-19 · published 2024-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14779-usda-confirms-first-big-us-soy-sale-to-china-since-mid-december
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A large confirmed purchase by the world's top soybean buyer supports U.S. soybean and soybean meal prices by tightening export availability.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-07-08 | [China makes biggest U.S. soybean purchase since November - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14563-china-makes-biggest-u-s-soybean-purchase-since-november-tt.md) | +0.9% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2018-12-13 | [USDA confirms sale of 1.13 million tons of soybeans to China - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61445-usda-confirms-sale-of-1-13-million-tons-of-soybeans-to-china-agweek-1-source.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-08-01 | [China buys most U.S. soybeans since November 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14565-china-buys-most-u-s-soybeans-since-november-2025.md) | -1.3% | +8.9% |
| SOY | 2025-12-02 | [Exclusive: More US soybean shipments to China due to load through mid-December \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11268-exclusive-more-us-soybean-shipments-to-china-due-to-load-through-mid-december.md) | -3.0% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2019-01-01 | [Exclusive: China makes first big U.S. soybean purchase since Trump-Xi truce By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61592-exclusive-china-makes-first-big-u-s-soybean-purchase-since-trump-xi-truce-by.md) | +2.7% | +4.4% |
| SBM | 2018-12-13 | [USDA confirms sale of 1.13 million tons of soybeans to China - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61445-usda-confirms-sale-of-1-13-million-tons-of-soybeans-to-china-agweek-1-source.md) | -1.0% | -0.1% |
| SBM | 2019-01-01 | [Exclusive: China makes first big U.S. soybean purchase since Trump-Xi truce By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61592-exclusive-china-makes-first-big-u-s-soybean-purchase-since-trump-xi-truce-by.md) | +3.7% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2025-02-01 | [EXCLUSIVE: Brazil says soy shipments to China from five firms halted due to contamination](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26512-exclusive-brazil-says-soy-shipments-to-china-from-five-firms-halted-due-to.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/usda-confirms-first-big-us-soy-sale-china-since-mid-december-2024-01-19/

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