# China Sees Its Soy Imports Sliding Just as US Farmers Eye Deals - Bloomberg

> China's agriculture ministry expects its soybean purchases in the season starting in October to drop 7.6% to 95.5 million tons. It also expects domestic consumption to fall about 6% as the pig herd declines.

- Date: 2026-05-13 · published 2026-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19249-china-sees-its-soy-imports-sliding-just-as-us-farmers-eye-deals-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A projected second straight annual drop in the world's largest soybean import market weakens demand for US and Brazilian exports and pressures soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-05-15 | [Soybeans Fall as China Summit Leaves US Farmers Seeking Details - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9298-soybeans-fall-as-china-summit-leaves-us-farmers-seeking-details-bloomberg.md) | +1.7% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2018-06-19 | [Commodities Slide as U.S.-China Spat Hits Soy to Steelmakers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10576-commodities-slide-as-u-s-china-spat-hits-soy-to-steelmakers-bloomberg.md) | -3.7% | -7.6% |
| SOY | 2025-08-27 | [China’s Soy Crushers May Be Facing a Winter Without US Beans - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23362-china-s-soy-crushers-may-be-facing-a-winter-without-us-beans-bloomberg.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2019-05-13 | [What Does the US Export to China? Soybeans Lowest in Decade - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7754-what-does-the-us-export-to-china-soybeans-lowest-in-decade-bloomberg.md) | +3.1% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2019-10-14 | [China September soybean imports ease on falling animal feed demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56562-china-september-soybean-imports-ease-on-falling-animal-feed-demand.md) | -0.2% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2026-05-15 | [Soybeans Fall as China Summit Leaves US Farmers Seeking Details - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9298-soybeans-fall-as-china-summit-leaves-us-farmers-seeking-details-bloomberg.md) | -3.3% | -12.8% |
| SBM | 2019-05-13 | [What Does the US Export to China? Soybeans Lowest in Decade - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7754-what-does-the-us-export-to-china-soybeans-lowest-in-decade-bloomberg.md) | +3.6% | +10.3% |
| SBM | 2019-10-14 | [China September soybean imports ease on falling animal feed demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56562-china-september-soybean-imports-ease-on-falling-animal-feed-demand.md) | +0.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/china-sees-its-soy-imports-sliding-just-as-us-farmers-eye-deals

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