# USDA Office in Beijing Raises Estimate for Chinese Soybean Imports

> The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service office in Beijing raised its forecast for China’s 2026/27 soybean imports from about 108 million to 110 million tonnes. The estimate remains below its 114-million-tonne forecast for 2025/26 and differs from the USDA’s official 115-million-tonne projection and China’s 95.5-million-tonne estimate. The Beijing office kept its forecast for soybean crushing at 106 million tonnes, down from 108 million tonnes the previous season.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T00:23:08.793Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85265-usda-office-in-beijing-raises-estimate-for-chinese-soybean-imports
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The higher import estimate signals somewhat stronger expected Chinese demand for soybeans than previously projected, offering price support. However, forecasts remain divided and the projected reduction in crushing limits the demand signal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-01-13 | [Biggest Surprises of January USDA Reports Seen in Soybean Estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11022-biggest-surprises-of-january-usda-reports-seen-in-soybean-estimates.md) | +3.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2022-04-08 | [USDA Raises Soybean Exports Estimate, but Gro Predicts Demand Will Increase Further](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41878-usda-raises-soybean-exports-estimate-but-gro-predicts-demand-will-increase.md) | +2.2% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2025-09-29 | [China Soybean Users See Breakthrough for US Imports, FAS Beijing Staff Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14635-china-soybean-users-see-breakthrough-for-us-imports-fas-beijing-staff-says.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2023-11-28 | [USDA increase estimate for 2022-’23 soybean oil use in biofuel \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15262-usda-increase-estimate-for-2022-23-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel-biomass-magazine.md) | -1.8% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2026-09-11 | [USDA: September WASDE increases estimate for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14998-usda-september-wasde-increases-estimate-for-2025-26-soybean-oil-use-in-biofuel.md) | +0.3% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- canalpecuarista.com.br: https://canalpecuarista.com.br/noticia/27928/escritorio-do-usda-em-pequim-eleva-estimativa-de-importacao-chinesa-de-soja

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