# Report: China's soybean imports will decline by 2030 | Feed & Grain

> A Rabobank report projects China's soybean imports will slow and decline through 2030 as livestock growth slows and feed formulators cut soymeal inclusion rates under a government campaign. Chinese feed consumption is expected to grow at a low single-digit rate.

- Date: 2023-01-09 · published 2023-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37769-report-china-s-soybean-imports-will-decline-by-2030-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Lower soymeal inclusion in Chinese feed reduces long-run soybean import demand, a bearish outlook for global soybean and soymeal exporters, though it may lift demand for amino acids.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-04-20 | [China sees lower soybean, pork imports in 2026 and over next decade, report shows - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19724-china-sees-lower-soybean-pork-imports-in-2026-and-over-next-decade-report-shows.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2024-11-13 | [China’s soybean production, imports steady \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27390-china-s-soybean-production-imports-steady-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2024-06-12 | [China May soybean imports fall 11.6% on year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14742-china-may-soybean-imports-fall-11-6-on-year.md) | -0.3% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2025-02-02 | [China’s Import Declines Reflect Broader Demand Weakness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14687-china-s-import-declines-reflect-broader-demand-weakness.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [China cuts soybean import forecast in face of trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63895-china-cuts-soybean-import-forecast-in-face-of-trade-war.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SBM | 2024-11-13 | [China’s soybean production, imports steady \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27390-china-s-soybean-production-imports-steady-world-grain.md) | -1.8% | -2.7% |
| SBM | 2024-06-12 | [China May soybean imports fall 11.6% on year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14742-china-may-soybean-imports-fall-11-6-on-year.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| SBM | 2018-07-12 | [China cuts soybean import forecast in face of trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63895-china-cuts-soybean-import-forecast-in-face-of-trade-war.md) | -1.4% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/animal-feed-manufacturing/news/15384412/report-chinas-soybean-imports-will-decline-by-2030

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