# US, China trade chiefs to meet mid-March before Trump-Xi summit, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters

> US and Chinese trade chiefs are set to meet in mid-March ahead of a Trump-Xi summit, per Bloomberg. Trump said China was weighing raising US soybean imports to 20 million metric tons this season, though traders are skeptical because higher prices make US soy uneconomical.

- Date: 2026-03-03 · published 2026-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14597-us-china-trade-chiefs-to-meet-mid-march-before-trump-xi-summit-bloomberg-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A possible increase in Chinese US soybean buying would support US soy export prices, but skepticism about price competitiveness limits the likely upside.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-03-20 | [US Soy Ships Pile Into China as Trump Summit Delay Clouds Trade - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14591-us-soy-ships-pile-into-china-as-trump-summit-delay-clouds-trade-bloomberg.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-08-11 | [Trump Urges China to Buy More Soybeans a Day Before Trade Truce Expires - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12447-trump-urges-china-to-buy-more-soybeans-a-day-before-trade-truce-expires.md) | +5.7% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2026-01-20 | [China Buy 12 Million Tons of US Soybeans, Meets Key Trade Pledge - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14608-china-buy-12-million-tons-of-us-soybeans-meets-key-trade-pledge-bloomberg.md) | +0.4% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2026-05-20 | [China again flags tariff cuts for US agricultural trade after Trump-Xi meeting, but still no details \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14576-china-again-flags-tariff-cuts-for-us-agricultural-trade-after-trump-xi-meeting.md) | -2.0% | -6.4% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2026-10-14 | [Exclusive-China buys 8-10 US soybean cargoes in first deals since Trump-Xi summit, sources say By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14536-exclusive-china-buys-8-10-us-soybean-cargoes-in-first-deals-since-trump-xi.md) | -4.3% | — |
| SBM | 2025-10-30 | [China vows to boost US farm trade but leaves details unclear \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14626-china-vows-to-boost-us-farm-trade-but-leaves-details-unclear-reuters.md) | +4.7% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 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) | -1.7% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-china-trade-chiefs-meet-mid-march-before-trump-xi-summit-bloomberg-news-2026-03-03/

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