# China sees lower soybean, pork imports in 2026 and over next decade, report shows - Grainews

> An agriculture ministry-backed outlook projects China's 2026 imports of soybeans, pork, beef and dairy will fall 6.1%, 8.2%, 3.9% and 4.1% year on year. Soybean imports are forecast to drop to 82.55 million tonnes by 2035, down 26.2% from 2025's record. Grain output is expected to keep rising.

- Date: 2026-04-20 · published 2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19724-china-sees-lower-soybean-pork-imports-in-2026-and-over-next-decade-report-shows
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese soybean imports reduce a key export demand source for US and Brazilian soybeans, which is bearish for soybean prices. Lower pork import demand also adds to global pork market weakness.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-01-09 | [Report: China's soybean imports will decline by 2030 \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37769-report-china-s-soybean-imports-will-decline-by-2030-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.4% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-12 | [China forecasts lower soybean imports in 2025/26 on plans to reduce soymeal use — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24650-china-forecasts-lower-soybean-imports-in-2025-26-on-plans-to-reduce-soymeal-use.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2022-12-21 | [China reduces soybean and corn imports, says customs - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14879-china-reduces-soybean-and-corn-imports-says-customs-datamarnews.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2024-11-13 | [China’s soybean production, imports steady \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27390-china-s-soybean-production-imports-steady-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2021-08-12 | [Casde: China cuts 20/2021 soybean imports, demand estimates - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45563-casde-china-cuts-20-2021-soybean-imports-demand-estimates-fastmarkets.md) | -3.4% | -10.4% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/china-sees-lower-soybean-pork-imports-in-2026-and-over-next-decade-report-shows/

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