# US hoping for wider farm goods purchases deal from China in Trump’s trip, Greer says | KELO-AM

> USTR Jamieson Greer told a congressional hearing that the US wants a commitment from China covering agriculture broadly, beyond soybeans, during President Trump's planned May visit. He said the administration is seeking a mechanism to expand trade in nonsensitive goods, including farm products.

- Date: 2026-04-22 · published 2026-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14582-us-hoping-for-wider-farm-goods-purchases-deal-from-china-in-trump-s-trip-greer
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A broader China purchase commitment would add demand for US farm exports beyond soybeans, supporting US soybean and other grain prices if it materializes. Until details are agreed, the effect remains a possibility rather than a firm demand change.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-08-18 | [China says has begun purchase of more US farm goods  \| Pulse Kenya](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14729-china-says-has-begun-purchase-of-more-us-farm-goods-pulse-kenya.md) | +1.4% | +7.0% |
| SOY | 2025-11-06 | [China begins limited purchases of U.S. farm goods after Trump-Xi meet \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8212-china-begins-limited-purchases-of-u-s-farm-goods-after-trump-xi-meet-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -0.0% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [China says it will resume US soybean purchases following a rollback in tariffs \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14636-china-says-it-will-resume-us-soybean-purchases-following-a-rollback-in-tariffs.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-02-21 | [To meet goals, China will be 'ramping up' U.S. ag purchases, says Perdue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54477-to-meet-goals-china-will-be-ramping-up-u-s-ag-purchases-says-perdue.md) | -0.7% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2017-11-10 | [China inks $5b deals for purchase of U.S. soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67862-china-inks-5b-deals-for-purchase-of-u-s-soy.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- kelo.com: https://kelo.com/2026/04/22/us-hoping-for-wider-farm-goods-purchases-deal-from-china-in-trumps-trip-greer-says/

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