# China's autumn grain purchases pass 100 million tonnes as northeast corn and soybean deliveries build

> China's state grain purchases for the autumn have passed 100 million tonnes. Procurement is running roughly level with last year, and state minimum-price buying is active for mid-late rice in six provinces. Northeast corn and soybean deliveries are building.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T12:13:17.438Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97723-china-s-autumn-grain-purchases-pass-100-million-tonnes-as-northeast-corn-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Steady state buying and rising northeast deliveries add domestic supply to China's market, which can cap import demand for corn and soybeans. Pace in line with last year suggests no major change to price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-05 | [Economist’s Angle: Where Do Phase One Purchases Stand? - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50021-economist-s-angle-where-do-phase-one-purchases-stand-american-soybean.md) | +0.3% | +8.7% |
| CORN | 2021-06-08 | [Mexico wants to import non-GMO corn and US farmers say they can deliver it](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46592-mexico-wants-to-import-non-gmo-corn-and-us-farmers-say-they-can-deliver-it.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-09-25 | [U.S. grains: Soybean futures edge up as Argentina ends export tax waiver \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13833-u-s-grains-soybean-futures-edge-up-as-argentina-ends-export-tax-waiver-farmtario.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2019-03-06 | [768 million pounds of soybean oil went to biodiesel in December - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60179-768-million-pounds-of-soybean-oil-went-to-biodiesel-in-december-mckeany-flavell.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2020-10-23 | [There’s No Lasting Shortage Behind China’s Surging Corn Prices, Official Says  - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5715-there-s-no-lasting-shortage-behind-china-s-surging-corn-prices-official-says.md) | +0.8% | +10.6% |
| SOY | 2020-11-05 | [Economist’s Angle: Where Do Phase One Purchases Stand? - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50021-economist-s-angle-where-do-phase-one-purchases-stand-american-soybean.md) | +6.0% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2021-08-26 | [How to delink the UK’s soybean imports and livestock supply chains from deforestation in the Amazon - LSE Business Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45589-how-to-delink-the-uk-s-soybean-imports-and-livestock-supply-chains-from.md) | -5.1% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2025-04-30 | [China’s reliance on soybean imports continues despite cutback plans \| Sea and Job](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24652-china-s-reliance-on-soybean-imports-continues-despite-cutback-plans-sea-and-job.md) | -0.6% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/chinas-autumn-grain-purchases-pass-100-million-tonnes-as-northeast-corn-and-soybean-deliveries-build

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