# US soybean farmers, deserted by big buyer China, scramble for other importers | Reuters

> Chinese importers had not bought soybeans from the US autumn harvest for the first time in more than 20 years. US farmers are storing crops in hopes of price recovery from around a five-year low while facing rising costs.

- Date: 2025-10-03 · published 2025-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22449-us-soybean-farmers-deserted-by-big-buyer-china-scramble-for-other-importers
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

With China absent, US soybean demand relies on other importers, keeping US prices depressed and encouraging farmer storage that delays supply. This keeps the price outlook for US soybeans and meal weak until export demand returns.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-01-26 | [China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14606-china-to-favour-brazilian-soybean-imports-in-h1-despite-renewed-us-inflows.md) | -0.3% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2025-10-20 | [China imports no US soybeans in September for first time in seven years \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14630-china-imports-no-us-soybeans-in-september-for-first-time-in-seven-years-reuters.md) | +2.2% | +9.1% |
| SOY | 2018-05-04 | [Angst in farm belt after reports that China halted buying US soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65058-angst-in-farm-belt-after-reports-that-china-halted-buying-us-soybeans.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-09-23 | [Exclusive: China buys Argentine soybeans after tax drop, leaving US farmers sidelined \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13832-exclusive-china-buys-argentine-soybeans-after-tax-drop-leaving-us-farmers.md) | -0.0% | +2.1% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2025-10-20 | [China imports no US soybeans in September for first time in seven years \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14630-china-imports-no-us-soybeans-in-september-for-first-time-in-seven-years-reuters.md) | +4.3% | +15.7% |
| SBM | 2018-07-12 | [Importers snap up cheap U.S. soybeans as China stops buying](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5850-importers-snap-up-cheap-u-s-soybeans-as-china-stops-buying.md) | -1.4% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2026-09-30 | [China's weak soybean demand dims prospects for US cargoes after tariff snub \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14544-china-s-weak-soybean-demand-dims-prospects-for-us-cargoes-after-tariff-snub.md) | -1.3% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-soybean-farmers-deserted-by-big-buyer-china-scramble-other-importers-2025-10-03/

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