Demand for soy from Brazil, the world's largest producer and exporter, has surged in No. 1 consumer China as traders brace for a trade war discouraging Chinese imports of U.S. soybeans.

At that point, the total area planted with soy was 46.15 million hectares (114.039 million acres), data from national crop agency Conab shows. The nation's soy area in the 2024/2025 season is 47. ...