# China Buy 12 Million Tons of US Soybeans, Meets Key Trade Pledge - Bloomberg

> China has bought roughly 12 million tons of US soybeans over three months, meeting a key pledge set by the Trump administration in November. Traders have booked enough cargoes to satisfy the commitment.

- Date: 2026-01-20 · published 2026-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14608-china-buy-12-million-tons-of-us-soybeans-meets-key-trade-pledge-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Completion of the purchase commitment supports US soybean export demand, though future buying remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-01-20 | [China hits 12 million ton US soybean target pledged in trade truce \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14605-china-hits-12-million-ton-us-soybean-target-pledged-in-trade-truce-reuters.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 | 2019-02-02 | [China's COFCO buys million-tonne batch of U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60472-china-s-cofco-buys-million-tonne-batch-of-u-s-soybeans.md) | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2019-09-16 | [China buys $67 million Worth of U.S. Soybeans as Trade War Eases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56927-china-buys-67-million-worth-of-u-s-soybeans-as-trade-war-eases.md) | -0.2% | +5.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/china-reaches-12-million-tons-of-soy-purchases-to-meet-us-pledge

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