# China expected to import more soybeans in 2026-27 | World Grain

> The USDA FAS projects China's soybean imports at 108 million tonnes for 2026-27, up 2 million from 2025-26, driven by stronger soybean meal demand in feed. China had bought or shipped 10.8 million of its 12 million tonne US soybean purchase commitment as of February 26.

- Date: 2026-03-23 · published 2026-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20146-china-expected-to-import-more-soybeans-in-2026-27-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Chinese import demand supports soybean and soybean meal prices, and the US purchase commitment underpins US export flows. Strong poultry and aquaculture feed demand also supports meal pricing.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-04-09 | [Japan expected to import more soybeans \| 2020-04-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53750-japan-expected-to-import-more-soybeans-2020-04-09-world-grain.md) | -2.1% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2022-03-21 | [China to import record soybean volume in 2022-23 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42291-china-to-import-record-soybean-volume-in-2022-23-world-grain.md) | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2020-09-09 | [Feed demand increases China’s soybean imports \| 2020-09-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51186-feed-demand-increases-china-s-soybean-imports-2020-09-09-world-grain.md) | +1.9% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2025-03-24 | [China’s soybean demand, crush projected to grow \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25571-china-s-soybean-demand-crush-projected-to-grow-world-grain.md) | +1.3% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2018-06-29 | [China’s soybean imports continue to rise \| World-grain.com \| June 29, 2018 13:49 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64513-china-s-soybean-imports-continue-to-rise-world-grain-com-june-29-2018-13-49.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2020-04-09 | [Japan expected to import more soybeans \| 2020-04-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53750-japan-expected-to-import-more-soybeans-2020-04-09-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2022-03-21 | [China to import record soybean volume in 2022-23 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42291-china-to-import-record-soybean-volume-in-2022-23-world-grain.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2020-09-09 | [Feed demand increases China’s soybean imports \| 2020-09-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51186-feed-demand-increases-china-s-soybean-imports-2020-09-09-world-grain.md) | +2.3% | +15.3% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/22553-china-expected-to-import-more-soybeans-in-2026-27

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