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Soybean futures in Chicago declined on Monday, with November soybeans falling 14 cents to $10.46-3/4 per bushel. Corn prices in Chicago also dropped due to weather conditions, while wheat prices went down because of accelerated harvest. Weather forecasts for the week of July 2 promise warm but humid conditions across the US corn belt, according to Brian Hoops, president of Midwest Market Solutions. According to Hoops, the weather will create a "near-greenhouse effect" that will benefit corn and soybean crops. These conditions outweighed the earlier impact of a sharp rise in oil prices after the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. Soybean oil is closely tied to crude oil prices, as it is used in biofuel as a substitute for fossil fuel. However, as Carl Setzer, partner at Consus Ag Consulting, noted, "the lack of US crop weather forecasts is now more negative than any potential conflict between the US and Iran."

China’s soybean imports from Brazil surged 37.5% in May from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, as buyers scooped up South America’s bumper crop, while supplies from the United States also rose 28.3%. The world’s biggest soybean buyer imported 12.11 million metric tons of the oilseed from Brazil last month, compared with 8.81 million

In May 2025, China, the world’s largest soybean buyer, increased its soybean imports from Brazil by 37.4% compared to the previous year, capitalizing on South America’s bumper crop. Data from China’s General Administration of Customs, released on June 20, confirms this trend. China imported 12.11 mln tons of soybeans from Brazil in May, a significant