# U.S. and China trade board discusses tariffs and farm goods

> US and Chinese officials held the first formal meeting of their new Board of Trade by video on November 13, discussing tariffs and farm trade. The discussion covered how to carry out earlier commitments, including a plan to consider lower tariffs on about $30 billion of goods from each country. The Chinese readout named no new tariff rates, effective dates or agreements.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T09:17:43.198Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101069-u-s-and-china-trade-board-discusses-tariffs-and-farm-goods
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower tariffs on US farm goods could revive Chinese demand for US agricultural exports such as soybeans, which would be supportive for prices. No concrete changes were announced, so the market impact is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-04-08 | [As U.S. and China trade tariff barbs, others scoop up U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65547-as-u-s-and-china-trade-tariff-barbs-others-scoop-up-u-s-soybeans.md) | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2025-08-28 | [What Role Do Farm Products Have in U.S.-China Trade Deal?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14641-what-role-do-farm-products-have-in-u-s-china-trade-deal.md) | -1.5% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2019-03-17 | [U.S., China Trade Deal Cannot Be Taken for Granted \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59970-u-s-china-trade-deal-cannot-be-taken-for-granted-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2021-04-27 | [US-China phase one tracker: China’s purchases of US goods - WITA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47449-us-china-phase-one-tracker-china-s-purchases-of-us-goods-wita.md) | -0.6% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2020-02-20 | [China Back in the Market for U.S. Farm Goods After Waivers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54480-china-back-in-the-market-for-u-s-farm-goods-after-waivers-financial-post.md) | -1.8% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- editusa.com: https://www.editusa.com/business/us-china-first-board-of-trade-meeting-tariffs-farm-goods-november-2026

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