Beijing: China imported no soybeans from the United States in September 2025, marking the first time since November 2018 that shipments from the U.S. fell to zero. This sharp decline comes amid continuing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies, compounded by high tariffs imposed by Beijing and the exhaustion of previously harvested U.S. supplies, known as old-crop beans.

The halt in U.S. soybean imports coincided with a surge in shipments from South America. Brazil dominated the market, delivering 10.96 million tons, representing 85.2% of China’s total soybean imports, while Argentina’s shipments rose 91.5% to 1.17 million tons, or 9% of the total. Overall, China imported 12.87 million metric tons of soybeans in September, the second-highest monthly total on record, hi

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