# China hits 12 million ton US soybean target pledged in trade truce | Reuters

> China has bought about 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans, fulfilling a U.S.-stated pledge to purchase that volume by the end of February, according to three traders. The buying followed a late-October trade truce. China recorded no US imports for four months from September, and US market share fell to 15% from 21% in 2024.

- Date: 2026-01-20 · published 2026-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14605-china-hits-12-million-ton-us-soybean-target-pledged-in-trade-truce-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Fulfilling the pledge supports US soybean export demand and may firm US prices, but US share remains well below 2024 levels, limiting upside versus Brazilian supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-10-30 | [China to buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans this season, Bessent says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14624-china-to-buy-12-million-metric-tons-of-us-soybeans-this-season-bessent-says.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2026-01-06 | [China buys more US soybeans, total purchases approach 10 million tons \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14610-china-buys-more-us-soybeans-total-purchases-approach-10-million-tons-reuters.md) | -1.4% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2025-12-02 | [China Can Still Meet Ambitious US Soybean Pledge, Traders Say - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14618-china-can-still-meet-ambitious-us-soybean-pledge-traders-say-tt.md) | -3.0% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 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) | +1.1% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-hits-12-million-ton-us-soybean-target-pledged-trade-truce-2026-01-20/

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