USA: China bought almost 2 million tonnes of US soybeans in a week
From October 15 to 22, private US exporters reported large soybean sales to China to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on six consecutive business days — 1.95 million tonnes of the 2026/2027 crop in total. The data were published by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) under the Export Sales Reporting Program.
Key figures
- To China: 1.95 Mt of soybeans
- 6 sales in 6 business days
- Largest: 612,000 t
- Unknown destination: 780,000 t
- To Spain: 165,000 t
- September: 0.5 Mt to China
What happened
According to FAS announcements, soybean sales to China came every business day: 330,000 tonnes on October 15, 558,000 on October 16, 114,000 on October 19, 612,000 on October 20, 134,000 on October 21 and 202,000 tonnes on October 22. All of it is for delivery in the 2026/2027 marketing year. On the same days exporters reported another 780,000 tonnes of soybeans sold to unknown destinations and 165,000 tonnes to Spain.
In figures
In total, 1.95 million tonnes of soybeans for China in six business days. For comparison, FAS announcements of soybean sales to China in September added up to about 0.5 million tonnes — 272,000 tonnes on September 10, 111,000 on September 18 and 120,000 on September 24. In other words, by these announcements China bought almost four times as much in one October week as in all of September. Corn over the same period: 127,000 tonnes for Japan on October 16 and 116,000 tonnes to unknown destinations on October 23.
Where the data come from
The US Department of Agriculture is required by law to publicly release summary sales data obtained from US exporters of many agricultural commodities. Announcements of large sales are issued under the Export Sales Reporting Program, and FAS publishes details on reporting requirements and marketing years on the program page.
What it means for a buyer
These announcements show how much soybeans the US is selling this season and where — a reference point for the world soybean market, where farmers in Ukraine and Kazakhstan also sell their crops. Anyone planning soybean sales or expanding soybean acreage for next season should watch these USDA announcements: they come out almost daily and show how much the US sells and where.
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