# USDA reports soybean sale to China and corn to unknown buyers

> USDA reported private export sales on November 6 of 136,000 metric tons of US soybeans to China and 101,000 metric tons of US corn to unknown destinations, both for delivery in the 2026/27 marketing year. The soybean sale was the fifth business day in six with a reported sale to China, ahead of the November 10 WASDE report.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T18:05:40.276Z
- Category: trade · region United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86227-usda-reports-soybean-sale-to-china-and-corn-to-unknown-buyers
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The purchases add to US export demand and may support soybean and corn prices; repeated China soybean bookings could influence USDA’s export assumptions in the WASDE balance sheets. The corn buyer’s destination was not identified.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-10-13 | [USDA exports –China, unknown buys soybeans - Big River Resources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14898-usda-exports-china-unknown-buys-soybeans-big-river-resources.md) | -1.7% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2017-10-27 | [US export report: China buys soybeans / Spain buys](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68330-us-export-report-china-buys-soybeans-spain-buys.md) | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2017-03-24 | [USDA exports – Corn, soybean, wheat sales up for the week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71846-usda-exports-corn-soybean-wheat-sales-up-for-the-week.md) | -2.8% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2016-11-02 | [USDA: China’s soybean imports, feed use expected to increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73840-usda-china-s-soybean-imports-feed-use-expected-to-increase.md) | +1.8% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2018-03-03 | [China soybean buyers will cope if U.S. trade spat hits imports: New Hope](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65861-china-soybean-buyers-will-cope-if-u-s-trade-spat-hits-imports-new-hope.md) | -3.0% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-10-13 | [USDA exports –China, unknown buys soybeans - Big River Resources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14898-usda-exports-china-unknown-buys-soybeans-big-river-resources.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-03-17 | [Nearby Corn Futures Firm as USDA Reports Big Sales to China - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5125-nearby-corn-futures-firm-as-usda-reports-big-sales-to-china-agweb.md) | +11.0% | +14.2% |
| CORN | 2017-10-27 | [US export report: China buys soybeans / Spain buys](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68330-us-export-report-china-buys-soybeans-spain-buys.md) | -0.2% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- news.kilambi.com: https://news.kilambi.com/stories/2026-11-07-usda-flash-sales-china-soybeans-corn/

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