In 2024, China's soybean import volume amounted to approximately 105 million metric tons, representing an increase of about nine percent from 99.41 million metric tons in the previous year. Soybean is one of the most imported agricultural products in China.

In December 2024, soybean imports to China amounted to approximately 3.72 billion U.S. dollars, decreasing by around 33.9 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Despite the seasonal fluctuation in soybean imports, China remains the largest soybean importer in the world. Global top market for soybeans As a major oilseed and protein meal product, soybean is very important in the Chinese diet. Traditional food uses of soybeans include soy milk, tofu, and tofu skin. Soybean imports to China have been increasing. In 2024, more than 105 million metric tons of soybeans were imported to China, over ten times as much as the import volume in 2000. The global soybean import volume amounted to around 172 million metric tons in 2023/24. In addition, China’s domestic soybean oil demand reached around 17.8 million metric tons in 2023. Brazil – China's largest soybean supplier Soybean is Brazil’s main export commodity. In 2023, Brazil held the top rank as China’s largest soybean supplier with a market share of about 69 percent. The United States and Argentina were also among the top three soybean supplying countries to China. In 2023, Brazilian soybean exports to China amounted to around 39 billion U.S. dollars. Soybean production in Brazil was forecasted to amount to over 158 million metric tons in 2024, and it was expected to exceed 169 million tons by 2033. Additionally, the harvesting area of soybeans was forecasted to exceed 45.4 million hectares by then.

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Soybean exports from Brazil to China amounted to 38.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, an increase of around 22 percent in comparison to the previous year. China is by far the leading destination for Brazilian soybean exports, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the export value.

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Compares the quarterly total landed costs (truck and ocean) of shipping Brazilian soybeans through the ports of Santos, Paranaguá, and Rio Grande to Shanghai, China, to the same period a year earlier. This is table 1 of the Brazil Soybean Transportation report.

China halts soybean imports from Brazil over phytosanitary issues, impacting Brazil's top agricultural export.

China Exports of soybeans, whether or not broken to Argentina was US$10 during 2022, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Exports of soybeans, whether or not broken to Argentina - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on February of 2025.

In marketing year starting October 2024, China produced around 20.65 million metric tons of soybeans. In the former marketing year ending in September 2024, the soybean output was 20.84 million metric tons.

China Soybean Product: Number of Enterprise data was reported at 530.000 Unit in Oct 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 521.000 Unit for Sep 2015. China Soybean Product: Number of Enterprise data is updated monthly, averaging 362.000 Unit from Dec 1998 (Median) to Oct 2015, with 102 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 530.000 Unit in Oct 2015 and a record low of 137.000 Unit in Dec 2001. China Soybean Product: Number of Enterprise data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Industrial Sector – Table CN.BHA: Other Agricultural and Sideline Food: Soybean Product.

China Settlement Price: Dalian Commodity Exchange: Soybean, Number 2: 1st Month data was reported at 3,463.000 RMB/Ton in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,900.000 RMB/Ton for Mar 2025. China Settlement Price: Dalian Commodity Exchange: Soybean, Number 2: 1st Month data is updated monthly, averaging 3,900.000 RMB/Ton from Dec 2004 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 245 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,907.000 RMB/Ton in Mar 2022 and a record low of 2,100.000 RMB/Ton in Feb 2006. China Settlement Price: Dalian Commodity Exchange: Soybean, Number 2: 1st Month data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Dalian Commodity Exchange. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Financial Market – Table CN.ZB: Dalian Commodity Exchange: Commodity Futures: Settlement Price.

The China Soy Beverages Market report segments the industry into Product Type (Soy Milk, Soy-Based Drinkable Yogurt), Flavor (Plain/Unflavored Soy Beverages, Flavored Soy Beverages), and Distribution Channel (Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Convenience/Grocery Stores, Specialty Stores, Online Retail Stores, Other Distribution Channels). Get five years of historical data alongside five-year market forecasts.

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Global Soybean Market Overview - 2018: Soybean is widely used both in animal feeding and human consumption, with soyfeed taking the larger part of consumption. For human consumption such products as soy oil, soy milk, soy flour, soy protein, tofu and many retail food products are made.

U.S. soybean exports could fall by 20% amid ongoing trade tensions with China, affecting prices and market dynamics.

United States Imports from China of Soybeans, whether or not broken was US$2.5 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China of Soybeans, whether or not broken - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on April of 2025.

In 2024, the total import value of soybeans in China amounted to approximately 52.75 billion U.S. dollars, down from around 59.76 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. The total volume of soybeans imported to China amounted to around 105 million metric tons in that year.

Laos Imports of soybeans, whether or not broken from China was US$8.65 Thousand during 2021, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Laos Imports of soybeans, whether or not broken from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on February of 2025.

China Exports of soybeans, whether or not broken to Cape Verde was US$187 during 2018, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Exports of soybeans, whether or not broken to Cape Verde - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.