# EXCLUSIVE: Chinese state traders make large US soybean purchases | Reuters

> Chinese state traders bought about 1 million tons of US soybeans on a Friday, according to traders. USDA confirmed Chinese purchases of nearly half a million tons in a separate report, with at least eight cargoes bought.

- Date: 2026-08-03 · published 2026-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14553-exclusive-chinese-state-traders-make-large-us-soybean-purchases-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Large state-directed Chinese buying supports US soybean export demand and prices. The purchases reflect trade-truce commitments rather than purely commercial demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2024-12-19 | [Exclusive: China's state importer books US soy purchases as tariff threat looms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14695-exclusive-china-s-state-importer-books-us-soy-purchases-as-tariff-threat-looms.md) | +3.8% | +8.6% |
| 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 | 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% |
| SBM | 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) | +3.7% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2020-09-24 | [US soybean demand firm on Chinese state-owned companies' purchases: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50986-us-soybean-demand-firm-on-chinese-state-owned-companies-purchases-sources.md) | -0.7% | +10.7% |
| SBM | 2019-12-10 | [China steps up US soybean purchases as trade talks drag on](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55447-china-steps-up-us-soybean-purchases-as-trade-talks-drag-on.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-adds-13-us-soybean-cargoes-new-crop-buying-push-sources-say-2026-08-03/

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