# China soybean buyers will cope if U.S. trade spat hits imports: New Hope

> New Hope analysts said Chinese soybean buyers would be able to cope if US trade tensions lead to curbs or tariffs on American beans. Such measures would likely raise prices of the oilseed, given China bought 95.5 million tonnes last year, more than half from South America.

- Date: 2018-03-03 · published 2018-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65861-china-soybean-buyers-will-cope-if-u-s-trade-spat-hits-imports-new-hope
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Potential Chinese curbs on US soy would shift demand toward Brazil and Argentina and lift global soybean prices, tightening feed protein supplies.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [China Set for Record 2025 Soybean Imports on Brazil Buys, U.S. Trade Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21532-china-set-for-record-2025-soybean-imports-on-brazil-buys-u-s-trade-truce.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2020-08-27 | [China's soybean imports will keep increasing - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51481-china-s-soybean-imports-will-keep-increasing-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +4.7% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2021-01-20 | [China's 2020 U.S. soybean imports surged though likely missed trade target](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49006-china-s-2020-u-s-soybean-imports-surged-though-likely-missed-trade-target.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-11-13 | [Chinese importers buy U.S. soybean cargoes despite ports congestion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55906-chinese-importers-buy-u-s-soybean-cargoes-despite-ports-congestion.md) | +0.6% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2020-12-09 | [Soybeans still China's top U.S. ag import - Best Soil Amendments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49500-soybeans-still-china-s-top-u-s-ag-import-best-soil-amendments.md) | +3.4% | +18.7% |
| SBM | 2018-08-22 | [China's COFCO Meat imports pork from Chile, Europe as U.S. trade war bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63547-china-s-cofco-meat-imports-pork-from-chile-europe-as-u-s-trade-war-bites.md) | -7.4% | -5.7% |
| SBM | 2023-11-10 | [China soybean imports top 100 million tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33166-china-soybean-imports-top-100-million-tonnes.md) | +3.6% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2020-12-25 | [China's Nov soybean imports from U.S. surge on year after trade deal - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49498-china-s-nov-soybean-imports-from-u-s-surge-on-year-after-trade-deal-markets.md) | +2.9% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-soybeans/china-soybean-buyers-will-cope-if-u-s-trade-spat-hits-imports-new-hope-idUSKCN1GF0FQ/

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