China’s soybean imports surge 6.9% to 103.78 million tons in the first 11 months of 2025: GAC

Published Dec 9, 2025

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China imported 103.78 million tons of soybeans, up 6.9 percent year-on-year, in the first 11 months of 2025, data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC) showed on Monday. In November alone, China brought in 8.107 million tons of soybean, according to the GAC data. Although the GAC data released on Monday did not include

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country-specific import figures, Chinese analysts said that the fresh understandings reached in China-US Kuala Lumpur talks should ease trade tensions between the two countries, paving the way for agricultural commerce and industry players to accelerate and regain a brisk pace. They noted that the outcome has put bilateral business ties on a firmer, more predictable footing. Both sides now share the expectation that, following the talks, farm products will operate in a better, more stable environment, setting the stage for soybean cooperation to pick up speed, said Chinese experts. China is the world’s largest soybean importer. China imported an average of 61 percent of the world’s available soybean supplies over the last five years and China has been the top buyer of US soybeans for years, the Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the American Soybean Association. Some foreign media outlets have reported recent shipments of US soybeans to China following bilateral economic and ...

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