# China's June soybean imports surge on pig herd recovery | S&P Global

> China's soybean imports in June rose 11.6% month on month to 10.7 million mt, though down 3.9% from last June's record. First-half imports reached 48.96 million mt, up 8.7% on the year, as the hog herd recovers from African swine fever.

- Date: 2021-07-13 · published 2021-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45926-china-s-june-soybean-imports-surge-on-pig-herd-recovery-s-and-p-global
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese hog-driven soymeal demand supports soybean prices, though Brazilian beans are expected to dominate Chinese purchases until the US harvest.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-01-14 | [China’s 2025 Soybean Imports Hit Record, Fueled by S. American Purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14609-china-s-2025-soybean-imports-hit-record-fueled-by-s-american-purchases.md) | +4.0% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 2018-06-29 | [China’s soybean imports continue to rise \| World-grain.com \| June 29, 2018 13:49 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64513-china-s-soybean-imports-continue-to-rise-world-grain-com-june-29-2018-13-49.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2017-09-11 | [Watch USDA’s WASDE Report, Hurricane Irma, and China’s Soybean Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68856-watch-usda-s-wasde-report-hurricane-irma-and-china-s-soybean-imports.md) | +1.3% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2022-03-21 | [China to import record soybean volume in 2022-23 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42291-china-to-import-record-soybean-volume-in-2022-23-world-grain.md) | +2.5% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2026-08-21 | [China more than doubles US soybean imports in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14556-china-more-than-doubles-us-soybean-imports-in-july.md) | +2.9% | +6.8% |
| SBM | 2025-03-11 | [EU soybean meal imports hit a decade high in Q1 amid global crush surge: US FAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25658-eu-soybean-meal-imports-hit-a-decade-high-in-q1-amid-global-crush-surge-us-fas.md) | +2.7% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2022-03-21 | [China to import record soybean volume in 2022-23 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42291-china-to-import-record-soybean-volume-in-2022-23-world-grain.md) | +1.4% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2021-02-09 | [US soybean 2020-21 ending stocks fall on higher exports \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48688-us-soybean-2020-21-ending-stocks-fall-on-higher-exports-s-and-p-global.md) | -2.0% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/071321-chinas-june-soybean-imports-surge-on-pig-herd-recovery

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