# China wants to stop buying American soybeans entirely

> Reports say China may stop buying American soybeans entirely as a potential soybean shortage looms after its 25% tariff on U.S. imports took effect in July. China is the world's largest soybean buyer and uses the beans heavily in feed.

- Date: 2018-10-24 · published 2018-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62400-china-wants-to-stop-buying-american-soybeans-entirely
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A complete halt in Chinese U.S. purchases would remove a major export outlet and push soybean and meal prices lower, while raising Chinese demand for Brazilian and other origins.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [Importers snap up cheap U.S. soybeans as China stops buying](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5850-importers-snap-up-cheap-u-s-soybeans-as-china-stops-buying.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2025-11-14 | [Doubts Arise Over China's commitment to buy American soybeans afer USDA Report \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14623-doubts-arise-over-china-s-commitment-to-buy-american-soybeans-afer-usda-report.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2026-10-28 | [China wants US soybeans. Its buyers prefer Brazil \| ThinkChina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14541-china-wants-us-soybeans-its-buyers-prefer-brazil-thinkchina.md) | -1.6% | — |
| SOY | 2018-02-14 | [Lagging Soybean Sales to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66379-lagging-soybean-sales-to-china.md) | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2026-01-01 | [Soybean futures drop 85 cents as China buying disappoints market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21530-soybean-futures-drop-85-cents-as-china-buying-disappoints-market.md) | +1.6% | +3.3% |
| SBM | 2018-07-12 | [Importers snap up cheap U.S. soybeans as China stops buying](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5850-importers-snap-up-cheap-u-s-soybeans-as-china-stops-buying.md) | -1.4% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2018-02-14 | [Lagging Soybean Sales to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66379-lagging-soybean-sales-to-china.md) | +3.5% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2026-01-01 | [Soybean futures drop 85 cents as China buying disappoints market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21530-soybean-futures-drop-85-cents-as-china-buying-disappoints-market.md) | +2.0% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- amp.cnn.com: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/10/24/economy/china-soybeans-trade-war/index.html

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