Monthly soybean imports in China 2023-2024

In September 2024, soybean imports to China amounted to approximately 5.66 billion U.S. dollars, increasing by around 15 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 soybeansAs 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 2023, more than 99.4 million metric tons of soybeans were imported to China, almost 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 supplierSoybean 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.

至2024年9月，中国的大豆进口总额约为566亿美元，较上年同期增长约15%。尽管大豆进口量存在季节性波动，中国依旧稳居全球最大大豆进口国的地位。作为主要的油料作物和蛋白质粉原料，大豆在中国饮食中占据着举足轻重的地位。传统食品中大豆的应用包括豆浆、豆腐及豆腐皮。中国的大豆进口量持续攀升。2023年，中国进口大豆超过9940万吨，是2000年进口量的近十倍。2023/24年度全球大豆进口量约为1.72亿吨。此外，2023年中国国内大豆油需求量约为1780万吨。巴西——中国最大的大豆供应国大豆是巴西的主要出口商品。2023年，巴西以约69%的市场份额稳居中国最大大豆供应国宝座，美国和阿根廷也位列中国大豆供应国的前三位。2023年，巴西对中国的大豆出口额约为390亿美元。巴西的大豆产量预计在2024年将达到超过1.58亿吨，到2033年预计将超过1.69亿吨。此外，大豆的种植面积届时预计也将超过4540万公顷。

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该数据集记录了中国从2023年6月至2025年6月每月大豆进口值，以十亿美元为单位，数据来源于中国海关，于2025年7月发布。数据显示中国是全球最大的大豆进口国，2024年进口量显著增长，且巴西是其主要供应国，2023年市场份额约70%。