# The Farmer's Exchange Online Report Shows Changes in China's Soybean Reliance

> A University of Illinois analysis reports that China imports about 100 million tons of soybeans a year, mostly from the US and Brazil. It says China is pursuing soybean self-sufficiency by reducing soybean meal use and expanding domestic soybean output. The article focuses on the Ministry of Agriculture's target for lower soymeal inclusion in feed.

- Date: 2026-01-09 · published 2026-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21052-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-report-shows-changes-in-china-s-soybean-reliance
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

If China lowers soymeal inclusion rates in feed, its long-run demand for soybean meal and soybeans would shrink, which is bearish for global soybean complex prices and export demand from Brazil and the US.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-09-22 | [China cuts soybean purchases from the US in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14811-china-cuts-soybean-purchases-from-the-us-in-august.md) | +0.5% | +6.4% |
| SBM | 2018-12-27 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61593-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +3.1% | +3.5% |
| SBM | 2018-09-20 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63015-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +0.4% | +5.6% |
| SBM | 2018-01-25 | [Soy source: Brazil's share of soybean exports to China hits record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67014-soy-source-brazil-s-share-of-soybean-exports-to-china-hits-record.md) | -1.2% | +10.2% |
| SBM | 2025-10-03 | [US soybean farmers, deserted by big buyer China, scramble for other importers \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22449-us-soybean-farmers-deserted-by-big-buyer-china-scramble-for-other-importers.md) | -0.0% | +16.9% |
| SOY | 2025-05-02 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online China Says It Doesn't Need U.S. Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14666-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-china-says-it-doesn-t-need-u-s-grain.md) | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2026-04-20 | [Evening Report \| China pencils in soybean-import slash - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14587-evening-report-china-pencils-in-soybean-import-slash-pro-farmer.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2018-11-12 | [U.S. soybean farmers hang on for dear life in Trump's China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62097-u-s-soybean-farmers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-trump-s-china-trade-war.md) | +1.9% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- farmers-exchange.net: http://www.farmers-exchange.net/detailPage.aspx?articleID=24976

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