What is the price of soya beans in China?

As of January 2024, soya beans in China is US$ 1.04 per kg (7.26 CNY), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

Soya Beans Price in China - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Soya Beans Prices in China

US$ 1.04 / kg

7.26 CNY / kg

MoM ▲ 35.1% YoY ▲ 35.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	1.04	7.26	▲ 35.1%	▲ 35.1%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices

As of June 2026, the soya beans price in China available is US$ 1.04 per kg (7.26 CNY), up 35.1% year-on-year.

China produced 20,650,000 tonnes of soya beans in 2024, ranking fifth globally and accounting for 4.9% of world output, with a slight year-on-year decrease of 0.9%. The average yield was 0.2 tonnes per hectare. The latest farmgate price is US$1.0351 per kg. Soya beans are traded under HS code 1201.00.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - soya beans in China

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

China produced 20.65 Mt of soya beans in 2024▼ 0.9% YoY. It ranks #5 among producing countries (4.9% of world output).

20.65 Mt

mi_production

10,320,000 ha

Area harvested

0.2 t/ha

Yield

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

soya beans is traded under Harmonized System code 1201.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO). Values are official reported figures.

China soya beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China sold 1,831,360 tonnes of soya beans. In 2019 alone, the interest in China soya beans (cereals/grains category) has shrunk, recording a change of -14.523 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, soya beans' exports increased by 2.03% bringing China US$1,476.38m for the year 2019. China's soya beans exports are classified as:

Soya beans, whether or not broken (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 120190)
Soya beans, whether or not broken (HS code 120100)
Soya bean seed, for sowing (HS code 120110)

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China soya beans export values

In 2019, China supplied soya beans worth 1,476.38m USD, a drop of -7.74% from 2018's total soya beans export of 1600.32m USD. The yearly reduction in value of China soya beans between 2017 to 2018 was 9.719%.

The yearly change in the amount of China's soya beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2.03% when compared to a variation of -14.523% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

China's stake of the world's total soya beans' exports in 2019 was 3.3 per cent. The country is ranked number 4 in world exports of soya beans.

Export markets for China soya beans ( in '000$ )

China's best performing export markets for soya beans are Venezuela, South Korea, Japan, the Netherlands and Ecuador.

Import/Export Trends

China is a net exporter of soya beans. The annual growth of China soya beans in value between 2015 to 2019 was -15%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -17%, per annum.

China purchased 1,417,373,952 tonnes of soya beans in 2019.

Production

The production of soya beans in China was 754,866,624 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -1.52%. The country had an estimated 404,385,720.00 hectares under soya beans cultivation.

Soya Beans Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest soya beans prices in other Asia countries:

Sri Lanka$0.92/kg Bangladesh$0.73/kg Philippines$0.72/kg Kazakhstan$0.52/kg Japan$0.84/kg Vietnam$0.93/kg Indonesia$0.77/kg Thailand$0.48/kg Uzbekistan$0.74/kg Bhutan$0.83/kg Iran$0.84/kg Nepal$0.80/kg Timor-Leste$2.81/kg

Other Cereals/Grains Prices in China

Latest prices for other cereals/grains in China:

Rice$0.41/kg Barley$0.08/kg Maize$0.46/kg Brown rice$0.54/kg Wild rice$1.01/kg Bulgur$3.35/kg Fonio$1.01/kg Oats$0.39/kg Sorghum$0.40/kg Wheat$0.41/kg Wheat berries$0.53/kg Quinoa$3.87/kg Whole wheat pasta$1.42/kg Millet$0.80/kg Amaranth$1.01/kg

Scientific name: Glycine max

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