# Soybean grain imports increase and edible oil imports continue to shrink 11/01 Update MySheen

> China's customs data show soybean imports of 4.49 million tons in March and 15.63 million tons for January to March, up 1.9% year on year. Edible vegetable oil imports fell 46.1% in the January to March period, to 1.05 million tons.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T12:11:29.448Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8931-soybean-grain-imports-increase-and-edible-oil-imports-continue-to-shrink-11-01
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Steady soybean crushing demand supports bean prices, while sharply lower vegetable oil imports signal weaker demand for palm and soy oil in China.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-07-02 | [China’s increased soybean imports from Brazil and Canada do not fully offset lost U.S. imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57947-china-s-increased-soybean-imports-from-brazil-and-canada-do-not-fully-offset.md) | -0.3% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-02-28 | [Soybean oil use for biofuels Is expected to increase: USDA - BioEnergy Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26125-soybean-oil-use-for-biofuels-is-expected-to-increase-usda-bioenergy-times.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2024-04-12 | [CoBank: Grain, oilseed prices continue to slide \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30865-cobank-grain-oilseed-prices-continue-to-slide-world-grain.md) | -2.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2025-03-14 | [Global soybean crush forecast hits record high amid increased demand \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25657-global-soybean-crush-forecast-hits-record-high-amid-increased-demand-feed-and.md) | +1.6% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2019-12-06 | [Grain Journal \| Mixed Results For Corn and Soybean Transportation…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55475-grain-journal-mixed-results-for-corn-and-soybean-transportation.md) | +1.6% | +5.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-08 | [China's palm oil imports to avoid 17-year low, with soy imports to exceed forecasts too - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14914-china-s-palm-oil-imports-to-avoid-17-year-low-with-soy-imports-to-exceed.md) | -8.7% | -9.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-07-25 | [Palm and soybean oil lose a lot of ground - Renewable Carbon News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58176-palm-and-soybean-oil-lose-a-lot-of-ground-renewable-carbon-news.md) | +0.2% | +8.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-06-02 | [Crude palm oil at 30-month low, global container rate continue to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7322-crude-palm-oil-at-30-month-low-global-container-rate-continue-to-fall.md) | -0.1% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- mysheen.com: https://www.mysheen.com/a4860

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