# China's 2021 soy imports from U.S. rise while Brazilian shipments fall | Reuters

> China imported 32.3 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans in 2021, up 25% from 25.89 million tonnes in 2020, according to customs data. The increase came under the Phase One trade pact, which committed China to buy more U.S. farm products.

- Date: 2022-01-20 · published 2022-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14961-china-s-2021-soy-imports-from-u-s-rise-while-brazilian-shipments-fall-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans support U.S. soybean demand and export pricing, while lower Brazilian shipments shift import flows toward U.S. supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-03-28 | [China absorbs massive Brazilian soy shipments in first quarter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25611-china-absorbs-massive-brazilian-soy-shipments-in-first-quarter-reuters.md) | -0.5% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [China Set for Record 2025 Soybean Imports on Brazil Buys, U.S. Trade Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21532-china-set-for-record-2025-soybean-imports-on-brazil-buys-u-s-trade-truce.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2026-03-13 | [Tighter checks disrupt Brazilian soybean exports to China \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5795-tighter-checks-disrupt-brazilian-soybean-exports-to-china-reuters.md) | -3.7% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2022-12-08 | [China’s Brazilian corn haul surges; U.S. soy hopes briefly rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14877-china-s-brazilian-corn-haul-surges-u-s-soy-hopes-briefly-rise.md) | +0.7% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2023-06-01 | [China’s imports of U.S. food on the rise - WEDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14834-china-s-imports-of-u-s-food-on-the-rise-wedc.md) | +4.7% | +14.1% |
| SBM | 2025-03-28 | [China absorbs massive Brazilian soy shipments in first quarter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25611-china-absorbs-massive-brazilian-soy-shipments-in-first-quarter-reuters.md) | -1.9% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 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) | -0.9% | +4.4% |
| SBM | 2025-12-08 | [China Set for Record 2025 Soybean Imports on Brazil Buys, U.S. Trade Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21532-china-set-for-record-2025-soybean-imports-on-brazil-buys-u-s-trade-truce.md) | -1.5% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/chinas-2021-soy-imports-brazil-fall-lower-demand-2022-01-20/

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