# USDA reports strong Chinese demand for cottonseed imports | Feed & Grain

> USDA's October 2024 oilseeds report highlighted strong Chinese demand for cottonseed imports, with China expected to import about 500,000 tons in 2024/25. Revisions were also made to soybean meal and palm oil estimates for South Korea and Indonesia.

- Date: 2024-10-14 · published 2024-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27971-usda-reports-strong-chinese-demand-for-cottonseed-imports-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Steady Chinese cottonseed import demand supports cottonseed meal exports from the US and Australia, while palm oil output cuts in Indonesia could tighten vegetable oil supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-07 | [FAO Food Price Index Climbs, While Some See Continued Strong Chinese Demand for Agricultural Commodities \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8637-fao-food-price-index-climbs-while-some-see-continued-strong-chinese-demand-for.md) | +6.6% | -1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-12-21 | [China reduces soybean and corn imports, says customs - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14879-china-reduces-soybean-and-corn-imports-says-customs-datamarnews.md) | +1.2% | +2.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-10-29 | [China increases soyabean oil imports forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44629-china-increases-soyabean-oil-imports-forecast.md) | +1.9% | -0.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-04-11 | [Brazil's rising biodiesel demand restricts soybean oil exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25204-brazil-s-rising-biodiesel-demand-restricts-soybean-oil-exports.md) | -0.6% | -5.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-03-27 | [Malaysia: Boost in demand for palm oil seen on supply recovery](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36955-malaysia-boost-in-demand-for-palm-oil-seen-on-supply-recovery.md) | +1.1% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/grain-trade-export/news/15705787/usda-reports-strong-chinese-demand-for-cottonseed-imports

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