# Chicago soybeans slip as traders monitor China buying; wheat, corn also down - Markets - Business Recorder

> Chicago soybean futures slipped on December 1 as doubts grew over whether China would reach the 12-million-tonne purchase target by year-end. CBOT wheat also fell on abundant global supplies, and Argentina and Australia raised their crop estimates.

- Date: 2025-12-01 · published 2025-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21547-chicago-soybeans-slip-as-traders-monitor-china-buying-wheat-corn-also-down
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Slow Chinese buying of US soybeans and larger South American and Australian crops weigh on prices. Any shortfall against the purchase target would add further bearish pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-03-17 | [Chicago soybeans fall - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5794-chicago-soybeans-fall-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.7% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2021-09-07 | [China's August soybean imports fall on flat demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45066-china-s-august-soybean-imports-fall-on-flat-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.8% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2026-08-08 | [China July soybean imports drop on sow herd size concerns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17905-china-july-soybean-imports-drop-on-sow-herd-size-concerns-markets-business.md) | +1.5% | +11.9% |
| SOY | 2022-09-20 | [China’s soybean imports from Brazil plunge in August - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14901-china-s-soybean-imports-from-brazil-plunge-in-august-markets-business-recorder.md) | -3.4% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2021-06-21 | [China's May soybean imports from Brazil surge 82% vs April - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46428-china-s-may-soybean-imports-from-brazil-surge-82-vs-april-markets-business.md) | -4.7% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-17 | [Chicago soybeans fall - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5794-chicago-soybeans-fall-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-12 | [Soybeans hit two-week high as soymeal jumps - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11663-soybeans-hit-two-week-high-as-soymeal-jumps-markets-business-recorder.md) | +3.6% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-31 | [EU wheat declines - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34620-eu-wheat-declines-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.3% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40395128

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