The impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and China's imports

China imports 65% of the globally traded soybeans to meet the demand for vegetable oil and animal feed, accounting for about 85% of the country's total consumption. Extreme weather events (EWEs) significantly disrupt the global soybean market, with impacts transmitted to China. Using Superposed Epoc...

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Autores principales: Hu, Xinran, Zhang, Yumei, Fan, Shenggen, Chen, Kevin Z., Wu, Qi
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175223
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author Hu, Xinran
Zhang, Yumei
Fan, Shenggen
Chen, Kevin Z.
Wu, Qi
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Hu, Xinran
Wu, Qi
Zhang, Yumei
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Zhang, Yumei
Fan, Shenggen
Chen, Kevin Z.
Wu, Qi
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description China imports 65% of the globally traded soybeans to meet the demand for vegetable oil and animal feed, accounting for about 85% of the country's total consumption. Extreme weather events (EWEs) significantly disrupt the global soybean market, with impacts transmitted to China. Using Superposed Epoch Analysis (SEA) and a global agricultural partial equilibrium model, this research examines the effects of EWEs on global soybean production, trade, and China's soybean‐related sectors. The findings indicate that single‐country EWEs have modest impacts, but simultaneous EWEs in multiple countries lead to global soybean production declines of 8.8%–17.1%, resulting in world price increases of 9.5%–33.2% and a decrease in China's imports by 1.5%–20.7%. Soybean oil and meal prices in China would increase by 0.8%–16.7%, and meat prices would rise by 0.1%–3.9%. Consequently, consumer spending on soybeans and meat may increase by 10.7–174.1 billion yuan. China's soybean stocks play a crucial role in mitigating the impacts of EWEs. Releasing stocks can limit soybean price hikes by up to 8.3% and meat price hikes by up to 1%, potentially lowering consumer spending on soybeans and meat by up to 37.4 billion yuan. Several measures are proposed to mitigate the impacts of EWEs and enhance resilience, including international cooperation for stabilising production, improving domestic stock and demand management, and building production capacity.
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spelling CGSpace1752232025-10-26T12:55:21Z The impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and China's imports Hu, Xinran Zhang, Yumei Fan, Shenggen Chen, Kevin Z. Wu, Qi capacity development extreme weather events imports soybeans world markets China imports 65% of the globally traded soybeans to meet the demand for vegetable oil and animal feed, accounting for about 85% of the country's total consumption. Extreme weather events (EWEs) significantly disrupt the global soybean market, with impacts transmitted to China. Using Superposed Epoch Analysis (SEA) and a global agricultural partial equilibrium model, this research examines the effects of EWEs on global soybean production, trade, and China's soybean‐related sectors. The findings indicate that single‐country EWEs have modest impacts, but simultaneous EWEs in multiple countries lead to global soybean production declines of 8.8%–17.1%, resulting in world price increases of 9.5%–33.2% and a decrease in China's imports by 1.5%–20.7%. Soybean oil and meal prices in China would increase by 0.8%–16.7%, and meat prices would rise by 0.1%–3.9%. Consequently, consumer spending on soybeans and meat may increase by 10.7–174.1 billion yuan. China's soybean stocks play a crucial role in mitigating the impacts of EWEs. Releasing stocks can limit soybean price hikes by up to 8.3% and meat price hikes by up to 1%, potentially lowering consumer spending on soybeans and meat by up to 37.4 billion yuan. Several measures are proposed to mitigate the impacts of EWEs and enhance resilience, including international cooperation for stabilising production, improving domestic stock and demand management, and building production capacity. 2025-06 2025-06-20T15:02:53Z 2025-06-20T15:02:53Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175223 en Limited Access Wiley Hu, Xinran; Zhang, Yumei; Fan, Shenggen; Chen, Kevin Z.; and Wu, Qi. 2025. The impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and China's imports. Journal of Agricultural Economics 76(2): 251-267. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12632
spellingShingle capacity development
extreme weather events
imports
soybeans
world markets
Hu, Xinran
Zhang, Yumei
Fan, Shenggen
Chen, Kevin Z.
Wu, Qi
The impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and China's imports
title The impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and China's imports
title_full The impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and China's imports
title_fullStr The impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and China's imports
title_full_unstemmed The impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and China's imports
title_short The impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and China's imports
title_sort impact of extreme weather events on global soybean markets and china s imports
topic capacity development
extreme weather events
imports
soybeans
world markets
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175223
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