# China’s soybean production, imports steady | World Grain

> USDA FAS forecasts China's 2024-25 soybean production at 19.9 million tonnes, slightly up from 19.7 million, with imports projected at 104 million tonnes, raised from 103 million in the prior report. Beginning stocks are seen rising to 36.4 million tonnes, and feed demand growth is supporting soymeal use.

- Date: 2024-11-13 · published 2024-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27390-china-s-soybean-production-imports-steady-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Steady-to-higher Chinese import expectations and large opening stocks point to ample global soybean supply, a mildly bearish factor for soybeans and soybean meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-04-29 | [Soybean, sunflower production growing in Argentina \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14039-soybean-sunflower-production-growing-in-argentina-world-grain.md) | -1.6% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2018-05-31 | [Argentina’s soybean production to rebound \| World-grain.com \| May 31, 2018 13:53 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64864-argentina-s-soybean-production-to-rebound-world-grain-com-may-31-2018-13-53.md) | -2.8% | -15.2% |
| 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 | 2025-03-17 | [Argentina’s soybean crop stabilizes \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13876-argentina-s-soybean-crop-stabilizes-world-grain.md) | +1.1% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2017-01-12 | [Corn and Soybean Production Up in 2016, USDA Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72836-corn-and-soybean-production-up-in-2016-usda-reports.md) | +6.7% | +4.7% |
| SBM | 2022-04-29 | [Soybean, sunflower production growing in Argentina \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14039-soybean-sunflower-production-growing-in-argentina-world-grain.md) | -3.3% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2018-05-31 | [Argentina’s soybean production to rebound \| World-grain.com \| May 31, 2018 13:53 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64864-argentina-s-soybean-production-to-rebound-world-grain-com-may-31-2018-13-53.md) | -3.2% | -11.4% |
| SBM | 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) | +1.7% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/20701-chinas-soybean-production-imports-steady

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