# China imports zero US soybeans in Nov for first time since trade war started

> Customs data showed China's soybean imports from the United States fell to zero in November, the first time since the trade war began. China instead bought 5.07 million tonnes from Brazil, up more than 80 percent year on year.

- Date: 2018-12-24 · published 2018-12-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61444-china-imports-zero-us-soybeans-in-nov-for-first-time-since-trade-war-started
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Zero U.S. shipments in the usual harvest-season buying window shift soybean demand to Brazil and keep U.S. soy and meal prices weak until purchases resume.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-10-20 | [China imports no US soybeans in September for first time in seven years \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14630-china-imports-no-us-soybeans-in-september-for-first-time-in-seven-years-reuters.md) | +2.2% | +9.1% |
| SOY | 2025-09-19 | [China seeks trade edge by shunning US soy for first time since 1990s \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14638-china-seeks-trade-edge-by-shunning-us-soy-for-first-time-since-1990s-the.md) | -2.4% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2017-12-22 | [China tightens import rules for U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67345-china-tightens-import-rules-for-u-s-soybeans.md) | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2018-09-20 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63015-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2018-12-27 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61593-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +3.5% | +6.4% |
| SBM | 2025-10-20 | [China imports no US soybeans in September for first time in seven years \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14630-china-imports-no-us-soybeans-in-september-for-first-time-in-seven-years-reuters.md) | +4.3% | +15.7% |
| SBM | 2018-12-27 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61593-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +3.1% | +3.5% |
| SBM | 2018-09-20 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63015-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +0.4% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/24/china-imports-zero-us-soybeans-in-nov-for-first-time-since-trade-war-started.html

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