# Exclusive-China buys 8-10 US soybean cargoes in first deals since Trump-Xi summit, sources say By Reuters

> Chinese state buyers purchased 8-10 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans for shipment from December, the first such deals since the September Trump-Xi summit. Premiums were $3.10-3.20 per bushel over January CBOT soybeans, and Sinograin also sold 40.5% of 518,000 tons of imported soybeans at auction.

- Date: 2026-10-14 · published 2026-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14536-exclusive-china-buys-8-10-us-soybean-cargoes-in-first-deals-since-trump-xi
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

State buying absorbs harvest-season US supply and supports US soybean basis and premiums, though private crushers remain sidelined by the tariff gap, limiting the upside.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-26 | [EXCLUSIVE: China buys at least 10 US soybean cargoes in new deals after Trump-Xi call, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14620-exclusive-china-buys-at-least-10-us-soybean-cargoes-in-new-deals-after-trump-xi.md) | -0.8% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2025-10-29 | [EXCLUSIVE: China buys US soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14625-exclusive-china-buys-us-soybean-cargoes-ahead-of-trump-xi-meet-sources-say.md) | +2.8% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2019-01-01 | [Exclusive: China makes first big U.S. soybean purchase since Trump-Xi truce By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61592-exclusive-china-makes-first-big-u-s-soybean-purchase-since-trump-xi-truce-by.md) | +2.7% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2025-11-17 | [Exclusive: China snaps up US soybeans after pledge to Trump, but at high price, traders say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7888-exclusive-china-snaps-up-us-soybeans-after-pledge-to-trump-but-at-high-price.md) | +1.1% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2023-11-07 | [EXCLUSIVE: China makes largest US soy purchases in months -traders \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14795-exclusive-china-makes-largest-us-soy-purchases-in-months-traders-reuters.md) | +2.1% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2025-11-17 | [Exclusive: China snaps up US soybeans after pledge to Trump, but at high price, traders say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7888-exclusive-china-snaps-up-us-soybeans-after-pledge-to-trump-but-at-high-price.md) | -1.7% | -5.9% |
| SBM | 2025-08-29 | [China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid US trade war, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14639-china-boosts-soybean-buys-from-argentina-uruguay-amid-us-trade-war-sources-say.md) | -2.7% | -6.0% |
| SBM | 2025-11-21 | [China's largest US soybean buy in 2 years buoys prices, triggers sales by struggling farmers \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21979-china-s-largest-us-soybean-buy-in-2-years-buoys-prices-triggers-sales-by.md) | -0.8% | -5.5% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/exclusivechina-buys-810-us-soybean-cargoes-in-first-deals-since-trumpxi-summit-sources-say-4948374

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