# USDA Reports 136,000 Tonnes of Soybean Sales to China

> The USDA reported sales of 136,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China in the 2026/27 marketing year. The latest WASDE raised the export forecast to 1.72 billion bushels and cut ending stocks to 300 million bushels.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:05:46.809Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96556-usda-reports-136-000-tonnes-of-soybean-sales-to-china
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

China buying U.S. beans supports export demand and tightens the U.S. balance sheet, which is supportive for soybean and meal prices. The size of this sale is modest relative to the overall export program.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-11-10 | [China soybean imports top 100 million tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33166-china-soybean-imports-top-100-million-tonnes.md) | +2.4% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2019-04-01 | [UPDATE 1-China books fresh deal for 828,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59638-update-1-china-books-fresh-deal-for-828-000-tonnes-of-u-s-soybeans.md) | +1.7% | -4.2% |
| 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 | 2024-09-10 | [China Aug soybean imports at record 12.14mn tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14717-china-aug-soybean-imports-at-record-12-14mn-tons.md) | +0.5% | +3.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- squawknews.com: https://squawknews.com/news/913308-usda-reports-136-000-tonnes-of-soybean-sales-to-china

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