# US farmers push for China commitments on imports as Trump and Xi talk trade

> Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit on Sept 24-25, US farmers are pushing China to commit to more soybean, grain and meat purchases and to ease retaliatory tariffs. Analysts expect the two sides to recommit to earlier purchase targets without new deals.

- Date: 2026-09-24 · published 2026-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14547-us-farmers-push-for-china-commitments-on-imports-as-trump-and-xi-talk-trade
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Lack of new commitments means continued reliance on Brazilian supply for China, keeping US export demand uncertain and capping US soybean price support.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-03-28 | [Pork and beans could take brunt of China-U.S. trade dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71849-pork-and-beans-could-take-brunt-of-china-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -3.4% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2017-01-20 | [Boeing and beans on China's blacklist if US trade tensions worsen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72862-boeing-and-beans-on-china-s-blacklist-if-us-trade-tensions-worsen.md) | -1.9% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2018-02-14 | [China's most powerful weapon in Trump trade war may backfire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66378-china-s-most-powerful-weapon-in-trump-trade-war-may-backfire.md) | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-08-04 | [‘Since the end of December we have not sold a single vessel’: Canadian farmers continue to struggle with China’s ban on exports - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57562-since-the-end-of-december-we-have-not-sold-a-single-vessel-canadian-farmers.md) | +2.8% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2024-06-10 | [US soybean farmers urge policymakers to keep food out of trade war
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14745-us-soybean-farmers-urge-policymakers-to-keep-food-out-of-trade-war-the-pig-site.md) | +0.0% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- streetinsider.com: https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/US+farmers+push+for+China+commitments+on+imports+as+Trump+and+Xi+talk+trade/27098468.html

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