# China’s increased soybean imports from Brazil and Canada do not fully offset lost U.S. imports

> A USDA Economic Research Service analysis finds that China's increased soybean imports from Brazil and Canada offset only part of lost U.S. imports. Chinese imports of U.S. soybeans fell by nearly 22 million tons in October 2018 to March 2019.

- Date: 2019-07-02 · published 2019-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57947-china-s-increased-soybean-imports-from-brazil-and-canada-do-not-fully-offset
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The shift of Chinese demand to Brazil supports South American soybean prices and limits the recovery potential for U.S. soybean exports. The analysis is background rather than a new price driver.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-10-30 | [China, EU are importing soybeans from unregistered Brazil farms: report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56584-china-eu-are-importing-soybeans-from-unregistered-brazil-farms-report.md) | +0.4% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2023-12-08 | [USDA Lowers Brazilian Soybean Production, Increases Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32631-usda-lowers-brazilian-soybean-production-increases-exports.md) | +0.2% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2019-07-01 | [ERS Report: “Interdependence of China, United States, and Brazil in Soybean Trade”](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58484-ers-report-interdependence-of-china-united-states-and-brazil-in-soybean-trade.md) | -2.7% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2017-02-22 | [RPT-COLUMN-Soybean bulls may not find a friend in U.S. crush -Braun - Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72572-rpt-column-soybean-bulls-may-not-find-a-friend-in-u-s-crush-braun-times-of-india.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2016-06-16 | [USDA exports - Soybean sales up as China buys](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10754-usda-exports-soybean-sales-up-as-china-buys.md) | -1.6% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/chart-detail?chartId=93371

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