# China’s US soybean and pork imports down 55.3 per cent due to trade war, African swine fever | South China Morning Post

> China's imports of US soybeans fell 70.6% year-on-year to 4.31 million tonnes in the first five months of 2019, and combined US soybean and pork imports fell 55.3%. Beijing is reportedly using reduced US farm purchases as a bargaining chip ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting.

- Date: 2019-06-25 · published 2019-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58593-china-s-us-soybean-and-pork-imports-down-55-3-per-cent-due-to-trade-war-african
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply lower Chinese purchases of US soybeans shift export flows to Brazil and others, weighing on US soybean prices unless a trade deal restores buying, while supporting Brazilian soy premiums.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-08-01 | [Why China’s pork producers can survive without US soybean imports \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63551-why-china-s-pork-producers-can-survive-without-us-soybean-imports-south-china.md) | -1.6% | -9.2% |
| SOY | 2025-05-23 | [US farmers feel pain as soybean exports to China flatline despite tariff truce \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14660-us-farmers-feel-pain-as-soybean-exports-to-china-flatline-despite-tariff-truce.md) | -2.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2018-07-11 | [Why US-China trade war is weakening the South African rand \| CNBC Africa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64325-why-us-china-trade-war-is-weakening-the-south-african-rand-cnbc-africa.md) | -1.5% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2021-08-23 | [African Swine Fever Recovery in China, a Variable Impacting Feed, Pork Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45562-african-swine-fever-recovery-in-china-a-variable-impacting-feed-pork-imports.md) | +5.1% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2025-06-23 | [US farmers face tough outlook as China switches suppliers amid trade war \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14655-us-farmers-face-tough-outlook-as-china-switches-suppliers-amid-trade-war-south.md) | -3.8% | -5.0% |
| SBM | 2026-07-31 | [Chinese buyers acquire US soybeans for October-November, traders say \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14561-chinese-buyers-acquire-us-soybeans-for-october-november-traders-say-south-china.md) | -0.6% | +5.6% |
| SBM | 2018-12-03 | [Trump’s trade war sees US soybean exports heading south](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61762-trump-s-trade-war-sees-us-soybean-exports-heading-south.md) | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2017-05-15 | [USSEC Provides Soy Trade Price Risk Management Training to Chinese Soy Crushers and Feed Millers - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71067-ussec-provides-soy-trade-price-risk-management-training-to-chinese-soy-crushers.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- scmp.com: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3016037/chinas-us-soybean-and-pork-imports-down-553-cent-due-trade

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