China sets August soybean import record

In the UK, the Poultry Site reported that China’s soybean imports rose to their highest-ever level for the month of August.

The world’s top soybean buyer brought in 12.28 million metric tons in August, data from the General Administration of Customs showed, up 1.2% from 12.14 million tons a year earlier.

“August soybean imports were higher than our forecast of 11 million tons. This was due to crushers overbuying amid a lack of progress in US-China trade talks,” said Rosa Wang, an analyst at Shanghai-based agro-consultancy JCI.

China’s imports in the first eight months of 2025 totaled 73.31 million tons, up 4% year-on-year, the Customs data showed.

The report also noted that August imports were up 5.2% from July.

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