# China to cut U.S. soy imports after shipping delays clip export window | Financial Post

> China's imports of U.S. soybeans for the 2021/22 marketing year are expected to fall at least 20% from last season, to under 30 million tonnes. Hurricane Ida disrupted crop-loading at U.S. ports in September, cutting China-bound shipments 81% that month, while an early Brazil crop shortens the U.S. export window.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43629-china-to-cut-u-s-soy-imports-after-shipping-delays-clip-export-window-financial
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker Chinese buying of U.S. beans leaves more supply for other buyers and pressures U.S. soybean export basis and futures, while Brazil's earlier harvest pulls demand toward South American origin.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-11-22 | [China's Soy Imports Slump in October, as "U.S. Pork Exports to Mexico Show Promise" - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14979-china-s-soy-imports-slump-in-october-as-u-s-pork-exports-to-mexico-show-promise.md) | -1.7% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-14 | [U.S. soybean exports risk 20% drop without improved China deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14663-u-s-soybean-exports-risk-20-drop-without-improved-china-deal.md) | -1.3% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2019-06-25 | [China’s US soybean and pork imports down 55.3 per cent due to trade war, African swine fever \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58593-china-s-us-soybean-and-pork-imports-down-55-3-per-cent-due-to-trade-war-african.md) | -2.6% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | +0.0% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2022-02-09 | [Plunge in U.S. soy exports to China in 2021 exposes Phase 1 flaws  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14955-plunge-in-u-s-soy-exports-to-china-in-2021-exposes-phase-1-flaws-reuters.md) | -1.1% | +7.5% |
| SBM | 2024-05-30 | [China Turns to Exporting Livestock Feed on Weak Domestic Demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30231-china-turns-to-exporting-livestock-feed-on-weak-domestic-demand-financial-post.md) | -3.0% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2018-02-20 | [U.S. soybean exports in prime spot for China buys - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66494-u-s-soybean-exports-in-prime-spot-for-china-buys-morning-ag-clips.md) | +1.0% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | -0.6% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/china-to-cut-u-s-soy-imports-after-shipping-delays-clip-export-window

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