Facility

COFCO Grain & Oils Tianjin Soybean Crushing Complex

COFCO Grain and Oils (Beijing) Tianjin soybean crushing complex — one of COFCO's primary import-oriented crushing facilities on the Bohai Bay coast. Tianjin port (one of China's largest import container and bulk terminals) receives imported soybeans from Brazil and the US; COFCO's crush facilities process the beans into soybean meal (fed to Chinese pigs and poultry) and soybean oil (for Chinese cooking). China imports ~100 million tonnes of soybeans annually, almost entirely to crush domestically — the largest single-commodity import trade flow in the world. COFCO's network of coastal crushing facilities (Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Fangchenggang) is designed to receive Capesize or VLOC-class vessels directly from Santos/Paranaguá (Brazil) and Pacific Northwest/Gulf (US). A disruption to any major Chinese port's soybean receiving capacity would cascade immediately into soybean meal availability for China's 440 million hog population. Source: COFCO International Annual Report 2024; USDA FAS China Oilseeds Annual 2024; ANEC/Secex Brazil soybean export data.