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The White House said Trump asked China to boost imports of U.S. farm and food products during his meeting with Xi. U.S. soybean sales to China were down 48% year to date, while beef and corn lagged and pork exports rose 62%.
China still levies an additional 10% duty on U.S. goods.
The continuing 10% levy and weak beef and corn sales limit U.S. export demand, though rising pork shipments offer some support for hog markets.
spglobal.comSampad Nandy, Sayona anna JohnMay 14, 2026After 696 past bullish trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.9%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 729 past bullish trade events, Corn moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.8%), and +0.5% over 20.
After 85 past bullish trade events, Lean Hogs moved a median +0.8% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.8% to +4.5%), and +4.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Trump-Xi meeting and a push for more Chinese purchases of US farm goods, with US pork exports already up 62%, point to improved export demand for US pork and supported lean hog futures on 2026-05-14.
Trump asked China to buy more farm goods, but no soybean specifics were given, and soybean sales to China were down 48% year to date.
Trump's request that China boost US farm and food imports, with corn lagging, set up expectations of Chinese corn demand.
