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China snaps up U.S. soybeans after pledge to Trump, but at high price, traders say

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By Karl Plume, Reuters November 18, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes China bought at least 14 cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, two traders with knowledge of the deals said, its largest purchase since at least January and the most significant since a summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping in October.

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Beijing lifts some tariffs on U.S. farm goods but soybeans stay costly

By Ella Cao, Ethan Wang, Joe Cash, Reuters November 5, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on farm goods, after last week’s meeting of the two countries’ leaders, Beijing confirmed on Wednesday, but imports of U.S. soybeans still face a 13 per cent tariff.

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American agriculture groups call for full renewal of CUSMA trade deal

By Jonah Grignon October 30, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute American food and agriculture groups are calling for a full 16-year renewal of the Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement (CUSMA).

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national security issues, in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo

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China to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this season, Bessent says

By David Lawder, Maiya Keidan, Reuters October 30, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of American soybeans during the current season through January and has committed to buying 25 million tons annually for the next three years as part of a larger trade agreement with Beijing.

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China buys U.S. soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say

By Ella Cao, Naveen Thukral, Reuters October 29, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes China’s state-owned COFCO bought three U.S. soybean cargoes, two trade sources said, the country’s first purchases from this year’s U.S. harvest, shortly before a summit of leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

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The U.S. corn crop could be the biggest ever. That’s terrible news for America’s farmers.

By P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters October 27, 2025

Reading Time: 6 minutes The USDA predicts a record corn crop for U.S. farmers, who question the agency’s accuracy amidst high debt and low crop prices.

Heat waves are seen on an unusually warm September day as a farmer unloads his combine hopper into a waiting wagon as he harvests a soybean field in western Iowa in rural Woodbury County, Monday, September 29, 2025. Photo: Jerry Mennenga/ZUMA Press Wire

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U.S. agricultural trade in a widening deficit, study shows

By Geralyn Wichers October 10, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. agricultural imports now exceed exports and the deficit is expected to worsen, according to a study from the University of Illinois.

Banners of U.S. President Donald Trump and President Abraham Lincoln reading “Growing America Since 1862” hang over the entrance to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

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Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data

By Reuters October 10, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. data vital to global grain and soybean trading has gone dark during the country’s federal government shutdown, leaving commodity traders and farmers without crop production estimates, export sales data and market reports during the peak of the autumn harvest.

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Trump bailout for trade-hit U.S. farmers expected this week

By Bo Erickson, Leah Douglas, Reuters October 7, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Trump administration is expected to announce a plan as soon as Tuesday to bail out U.S. farmers stung by trade disputes and big harvests, with the initial outlay potentially totaling up to $15 billion (C$20.9 billion), according to sources familiar with the matter.

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U.S. to support soybean farmers amid China lag, expect news Tuesday, Bessent says

By Reuters October 2, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday the federal government would support American farmers in light of China’s refusal to buy U.S. soybeans amidst a trade war between the countries.

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Tag Archives U.S. farmers

China snaps up U.S. soybeans after pledge to Trump, but at high price, traders say

Beijing lifts some tariffs on U.S. farm goods but soybeans stay costly

American agriculture groups call for full renewal of CUSMA trade deal

China to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this season, Bessent says

China buys U.S. soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say

The U.S. corn crop could be the biggest ever. That’s terrible news for America’s farmers.

U.S. agricultural trade in a widening deficit, study shows

Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data

Trump bailout for trade-hit U.S. farmers expected this week

U.S. to support soybean farmers amid China lag, expect news Tuesday, Bessent says

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