# Economist: China’s politics, not prices, driving U.S. ag purchases - Brownfield Ag News

> StoneX chief commodities economist Arlan Suderman says China will keep buying US farm goods for political reasons, even when Brazilian beans are cheaper. He says China has bought grain sorghum and some wheat. He expects a possible deal at a planned end-of-March Trump meeting.

- Date: 2026-02-23 · published 2026-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14602-economist-china-s-politics-not-prices-driving-u-s-ag-purchases-brownfield-ag
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Continued political buying by China supports US soybean and sorghum demand even when prices are uncompetitive, which is supportive for those markets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-05-16 | [Expanding hog herd drives surge in China's soybean imports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71005-expanding-hog-herd-drives-surge-in-china-s-soybean-imports-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2019-09-13 | [Soybeans up, waiting for more on China - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9441-soybeans-up-waiting-for-more-on-china-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2024-06-13 | [Chinese demand boosts soybean price outlook - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29786-chinese-demand-boosts-soybean-price-outlook-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2019-02-01 | [Soybeans, corn up, but waiting for more details on China - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60636-soybeans-corn-up-but-waiting-for-more-details-on-china-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2020-07-14 | [China Makes Record U.S. Corn Purchase \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51985-china-makes-record-u-s-corn-purchase-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | +3.0% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/economist-chinas-politics-not-prices-driving-u-s-ag-purchases/

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