# China may have to resume U.S. soybean purchases in weeks: Oil World

> Oil World said China has to resume purchases of U.S. soybeans. It forecast China would import 15 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans in October 2018 to March 2019 even if the trade war is not resolved. The forecast is based on a South American supply shortage.

- Date: 2018-08-07 · published 2018-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63416-china-may-have-to-resume-u-s-soybean-purchases-in-weeks-oil-world
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A forecast of large Chinese purchases would support U.S. soybean export demand and prices. Tight South American supplies strengthen the case for a return to U.S. origin.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-18 | [China Returns to U.S. Soybeans With Major Purchases After Trump-Xi Summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14543-china-returns-to-u-s-soybeans-with-major-purchases-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | -0.4% | — |
| SOY | 2020-06-02 | [China buys U.S. soybeans after halt to U.S. purchases ordered: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52462-china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources.md) | +2.9% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [China says it will resume US soybean purchases following a rollback in tariffs \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14636-china-says-it-will-resume-us-soybean-purchases-following-a-rollback-in-tariffs.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-08-26 | [China Said to Expect Record U.S. Soybean Purchases This Year - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51649-china-said-to-expect-record-u-s-soybean-purchases-this-year-bloomberg.md) | +4.5% | +11.0% |
| SOY | 2019-02-01 | [Soybean Futures Rise on China Purchase Plans  - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60618-soybean-futures-rise-on-china-purchase-plans-wsj.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| SBM | 2020-08-26 | [China Said to Expect Record U.S. Soybean Purchases This Year - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51649-china-said-to-expect-record-u-s-soybean-purchases-this-year-bloomberg.md) | +3.8% | +17.3% |
| SBM | 2017-06-20 | [China may buy record volume of U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70349-china-may-buy-record-volume-of-u-s-soybeans.md) | -2.5% | +7.3% |
| SBM | 2019-12-10 | [China steps up US soybean purchases as trade talks drag on](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55447-china-steps-up-us-soybean-purchases-as-trade-talks-drag-on.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soybeans-us-china/china-may-have-to-resume-u-s-soybean-purchases-in-weeks-oil-world-idUSKBN1KS1GT/

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