# Chinese Buyers Check Midwest Soybean Quality

> A team of Chinese traders from eight large soybean importers toured Midwest farms to check yields and quality before buying new-crop U.S. soybeans. The group then visited a grain terminal at the Port of Grays Harbor in Washington.

- Date: 2017-10-23 · published 2017-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68328-chinese-buyers-check-midwest-soybean-quality
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese buyers evaluating U.S. new-crop quality points to continued interest in U.S. soybean purchases. The visit is a signal of demand rather than a confirmed sale.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-08-08 | [Chinese soybean buyers shy away from Brazilian cargoes as prices jump: traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57610-chinese-soybean-buyers-shy-away-from-brazilian-cargoes-as-prices-jump-traders.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2020-07-16 | [Soybean Rises on Stronger Chinese Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52164-soybean-rises-on-stronger-chinese-demand.md) | +1.5% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-07-31 | [Chinese buyers acquire US soybeans for October-November, traders say \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14561-chinese-buyers-acquire-us-soybeans-for-october-november-traders-say-south-china.md) | -1.7% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2023-11-16 | [China makes huge soybean buys late in season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14800-china-makes-huge-soybean-buys-late-in-season.md) | -2.1% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2017/10/23/chinese-buyers-check-midwest-soybean

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