Chinese buyers have booked a total of zero US soybean cargoes for the new crop year. By this time last year, Chinese buyers had booked around 13 million tons of US soybeans.

The claim that Chinese buyers have booked no U.S. Soybean cargoes for the new crop year is strongly supported by several independent and reputable sources from August and September 2025. These include reports from agricultural news outlets, major newspapers, and international trade news agencies. For example, AgWeb and the American Soybean Association leadership highlight zero orders on the books for new crop soybeans destined for China.agweb.comagweb.com$8 Soybeans? That's the Reality for Some Farmers as China Remains Absent From... Reuters and other trade-focused sources confirm that China has shifted its soybean purchases largely to Brazil, leaving U.S. Exporters with no new crop bookings from China at this point in the marketing year. Regarding the comparison to last year, multiple sources cite that by this time in the previous marketing year (September-November), Chinese buyers had already booked approximately 12 to 13 million tons of U.S. Soybeans.international.astroawani.cominternational.astroawani.comUS misses out on billions in China soybean sales midway through peak season+3 more This aligns well with the claim's figure of around 13 million tons last year.

Overall, the evidence consistently shows a sharp drop-off in Chinese bookings of U.S. Soybeans for the current crop year compared to last year, validating the input statement.