Which Brazilian products most exported to the US will pay the 25% tariff China increased purchases of Brazilian soybeans and reduced imports of the product from the United States in June, reinforcing a trend observed since the start of the trade war between the world's two largest economies. Data released this Monday (20) by the General Administration of Customs of China show that the country imported 12.08 million tons of soybeans from Brazil in June, an increase of 13.7% compared to the same month last year. ??Do you have any reporting suggestions? Send to g1 Purchases of American soybeans fell 20.6%, from 1.6 million to 1.27 million tons. In total, China imported 13.55 million tons of soybeans in the month, the highest volume ever recorded for June. The result was driven by the large Brazilian supply and the release of cargo that had been held in Chinese ports. In the first half of the year, the difference is even more significant: US soybean imports fell 42.4%, to 9.31 million tons. Brazilian shipments grew 9.1%, reaching 34.75 million tons. What explains the drop in American soybeans? In total, China imported 13.55 million tons of soybeans in the month, the highest volume ever recorded for June. Disclosure According to analysts, the reduction in US purchases reflects the prolonged effects of trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. For much of the last year, Chinese buyers postponed purchases of the American crop pending negotiations between the two governments. After a summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, in May this year, China resumed purchasing soybeans from the USA and maintained its previously signed commitment to acquire at least 25 million tons of the product per year by 2028. Even so, Brazilian soybeans continue to predominate in Chinese imports, favored by the record harvest and the competitiveness of the national product. Brazil gains space, but there is a limit As g1 showed, the good performance of products such as soybeans benefits Brazilian agribusiness, but does not compensate for the losses of other sectors hit by the United States tariffs on Brazilian products. (read more here) ? This is because Brazil's exports to China are highly concentrated. Today, soy, crude oil, iron ore and meat account for around 90% of Brazilian sales to the Asian country. As a result, Brazilian companies that export industrialized products to the USA — and which may lose market share because of the new tariffs — will be unlikely to be able to compensate for these losses by selling to China. The reason is that the Chinese market mainly buys Brazilian commodities, while manufactured products face greater competition from local manufacturers and other countries, in addition to higher trade barriers. *With information from Reuters