# Trump heads to China in May — US farm groups are in the dark

> USTR Greer confirmed that President Trump plans to travel to China in May to meet Xi Jinping and seek broad agricultural purchase commitments beyond the existing soybean deal. Farm industry advisers say they have received little detail on the preparations from the administration.

- Date: 2026-04-25 · published 2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14589-trump-heads-to-china-in-may-us-farm-groups-are-in-the-dark
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The planned summit could secure additional US farm purchases, which would support soybean and other grain prices. Lack of detail leaves the outcome uncertain for buyers and producers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-04-22 | [US hoping for wider farm goods purchases deal from China in Trump’s trip, Greer says \| KELO-AM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14582-us-hoping-for-wider-farm-goods-purchases-deal-from-china-in-trump-s-trip-greer.md) | -0.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2026-05-14 | [Trump asks China to increase imports of US farm, food commodities \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14581-trump-asks-china-to-increase-imports-of-us-farm-food-commodities-s-and-p-global.md) | -1.3% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2020-04-14 | [China buys more US farm products amid plunge in trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53503-china-buys-more-us-farm-products-amid-plunge-in-trade.md) | -3.2% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2019-10-18 | [China's pork shortage could give US farmers a chance to cash in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56566-china-s-pork-shortage-could-give-us-farmers-a-chance-to-cash-in.md) | +0.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2017-11-07 | [China to pledge more US soy imports during Trump visit \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67860-china-to-pledge-more-us-soy-imports-during-trump-visit-the-western-producer.md) | -2.1% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- agroinformacion.com: https://agroinformacion.com/en/farmpolicyregulations/trump-goes-to-china-in-may-and-farm-groups-arent-allowed-to-know-why/

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