China to further boost domestic grain supply as US soybeans excluded from tariff cuts - South China Morning Post

Sherry Wangin BeijingPublished: 7:00pm, 30 Sep 2026China has pledged to step up grain production, including soybeans, to ensure domestic supplies amid heightened volatility in global food markets, even as the country has just proposed cutting tariffs on a range of US agricultural products.The push comes as China’s grain supply is expected to come under growing pressure from rising demand in the coming years, while the country remains heavily dependent on overseas soybean supplies. Soybeans were excluded from the latest tariff-relief deal between China and the US announced on Sunday.

To strengthen domestic supplies, China will raise grain production capacity by keeping acreage stable and increasing yields, with capacity targeted at 725 million tonnes by the end of 2030, Zhang said.