# Will Trump's China Summit Lift U.S. Soybean Exports?

> President Trump is expected to meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Shenzhen next week on the sidelines of APEC, according to the White House. China still maintains a 10% retaliatory tariff on U.S. soybeans, while USDA's Grain Transportation Report shows Chinese commitments for U.S. soybeans at 15.95 million metric tons as of October 29, versus 232,000 tons a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T00:14:26.436Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100250-will-trump-s-china-summit-lift-u-s-soybean-exports
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese commitments support U.S. soybean export demand and could firm soybean and meal prices if tariffs are eased, though the summit agenda reportedly focuses on security rather than agriculture. Continued tariffs keep Brazil competitive in the Chinese market.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-20 | [U.S. soybean sales to China jump after late-September Trump-Xi summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14542-u-s-soybean-sales-to-china-jump-after-late-september-trump-xi-summit.md) | -0.6% | — |
| SOY | 2026-10-18 | [China Returns to U.S. Soybeans With Major Purchases After Trump-Xi Summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14543-china-returns-to-u-s-soybeans-with-major-purchases-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | -0.4% | — |
| SOY | 2018-03-03 | [China soybean buyers will cope if U.S. trade spat hits imports: New Hope](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65861-china-soybean-buyers-will-cope-if-u-s-trade-spat-hits-imports-new-hope.md) | -3.0% | -2.4% |
| SOY | 2023-01-17 | [China’s December soybean imports jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37768-china-s-december-soybean-imports-jump.md) | -3.1% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2016-11-02 | [USDA: China’s soybean imports, feed use expected to increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73840-usda-china-s-soybean-imports-feed-use-expected-to-increase.md) | +1.8% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 2018-12-03 | [Trump’s trade war sees US soybean exports heading south](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61762-trump-s-trade-war-sees-us-soybean-exports-heading-south.md) | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 2023-01-17 | [China’s December soybean imports jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37768-china-s-december-soybean-imports-jump.md) | -8.4% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2018-11-12 | [U.S. soybean farmers hang on for dear life in Trump's China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62097-u-s-soybean-farmers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-trump-s-china-trade-war.md) | +1.7% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/news/trump-xi-china-summit-us-soybean-exports-tariff/

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