# Analysts say China less likely to buy US soy after Supreme Court decision | Reuters

> Analysts say China may be less likely to follow through on a large purchase of US soybeans that Trump has touted, now that the Supreme Court has struck down his sweeping tariffs. Most-active soybean futures fell slightly on Friday morning after rallying 8.49% since February 4. China has already bought about 12 million metric tons of US soybeans.

- Date: 2026-02-20 · published 2026-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14598-analysts-say-china-less-likely-to-buy-us-soy-after-supreme-court-decision
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Without tariff leverage, China has less reason to take US cargoes when cheaper Brazilian beans are available, which weakens the expected demand support for US soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-12 | [China's soybean glut could defeat US export hopes after trade thaw \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21942-china-s-soybean-glut-could-defeat-us-export-hopes-after-trade-thaw-reuters.md) | +3.6% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2025-08-29 | [China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid US trade war, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14639-china-boosts-soybean-buys-from-argentina-uruguay-amid-us-trade-war-sources-say.md) | -2.1% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2022-10-28 | [U.S. corn, soy sales notably slower lately, China still a question mark \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14891-u-s-corn-soy-sales-notably-slower-lately-china-still-a-question-mark-reuters.md) | +3.2% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2025-09-23 | [Exclusive: China buys Argentine soybeans after tax drop, leaving US farmers sidelined \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13832-exclusive-china-buys-argentine-soybeans-after-tax-drop-leaving-us-farmers.md) | -0.0% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2023-10-25 | [China signs US soy export deals, but unclear if sales will follow  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14804-china-signs-us-soy-export-deals-but-unclear-if-sales-will-follow-reuters.md) | -0.6% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/analysts-say-china-less-likely-buy-us-soy-after-supreme-court-decision-2026-02-20/

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