# Brazil overtakes becomes main  US supplier of china – Customs Today Newspaper

> China's 2017 customs data show Brazil overtook the US as its largest soybean supplier, with 50.9 million tons, up 33.3%. US shipments fell 3.85% to 32.8 million tons, and Argentina sent 6.58 million tons. China's maize imports fell 10.7% to 2.82 million tons, with Ukraine the top supplier.

- Date: 2018-01-29 · published 2018-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66859-brazil-overtakes-becomes-main-us-supplier-of-china-customs-today-newspaper
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

The shift of Chinese demand to Brazilian beans structurally pressures US soybean export prices and supports Brazilian premiums.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral
- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-02-01 | [China Turns to Cheaper Brazil Soybeans After Meeting US Pledge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21081-china-turns-to-cheaper-brazil-soybeans-after-meeting-us-pledge.md) | +4.8% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2018-08-14 | [Ukraine may supply 1 mln tons of sunflower meal to China — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63643-ukraine-may-supply-1-mln-tons-of-sunflower-meal-to-china-latifundist-com.md) | +3.3% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2018-03-23 | [China targets $3 billion of US goods in tariff spat \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65868-china-targets-3-billion-of-us-goods-in-tariff-spat-ap-news.md) | +1.5% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-08-13 | [US losing out on China soybean sales as Brazil fills key supply period \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12449-us-losing-out-on-china-soybean-sales-as-brazil-fills-key-supply-period-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2019-03-13 | [Brazil and Canada win big from US-China trade war with record soy exports \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8267-brazil-and-canada-win-big-from-us-china-trade-war-with-record-soy-exports.md) | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2024-11-21 | [China's nod to Brazilian sorghum may serve as test for US relations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27463-china-s-nod-to-brazilian-sorghum-may-serve-as-test-for-us-relations.md) | -3.5% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2025-05-20 | [Brazil's potential 7 million-tonne share in China's DDG market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24769-brazil-s-potential-7-million-tonne-share-in-china-s-ddg-market.md) | +1.6% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-06 | [Analysis shows China changing its grain buying tactics as the US market becomes volatile - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46125-analysis-shows-china-changing-its-grain-buying-tactics-as-the-us-market-becomes.md) | -1.9% | -12.4% |

## Sources

- customstoday.media: https://customstoday.media/brazil-overtakes-becomes-main-us-supplier-of-china/

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