# Soybean imports fell 3.8% in the first four months; some fear pork prices will be affected

> China's soybean imports fell 3.8% in the first four months of the year, according to FX Agriculture Network. The commentary attributes the drop to loose domestic supply or disrupted imports, and notes that US soybean exports to China fell 19.7% after Beijing announced a 25% tariff on US-origin soybeans.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T00:15:38.289Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98639-soybean-imports-fell-3-8-in-the-first-four-months-some-fear-pork-prices-will-be
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese import demand weighs on US soybean prices and export flows, while the author argues soymeal costs for hog producers have not risen enough to move pork prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-07-02 | [Prices for soybean meal in Argentina for the first time in two years fell below the stock exchange in Chicago](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29399-prices-for-soybean-meal-in-argentina-for-the-first-time-in-two-years-fell-below.md) | +0.2% | -11.4% |
| SOY | 2024-02-29 | [Soybean meal prices in Thailand will remain high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31752-soybean-meal-prices-in-thailand-will-remain-high.md) | +0.6% | +5.2% |
| SOY | 2018-12-24 | [China imports zero US soybeans in Nov for first time since trade war started](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61444-china-imports-zero-us-soybeans-in-nov-for-first-time-since-trade-war-started.md) | -0.3% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2024-01-17 | [China's Q1 Soybean Imports Slow to Four-Year Low as Pig Herds Shrink - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32120-china-s-q1-soybean-imports-slow-to-four-year-low-as-pig-herds-shrink-pork.md) | +1.0% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2019-06-25 | [China’s US soybean and pork imports down 55.3 per cent due to trade war, African swine fever \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58593-china-s-us-soybean-and-pork-imports-down-55-3-per-cent-due-to-trade-war-african.md) | -2.6% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- fxbwd.com: https://www.fxbwd.com/25982.html

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