# China buys two-thirds of pledged U.S. soybeans as 2025 closes | Fortune

> People familiar with the matter say China has bought at least 8 million tons of U.S. soybeans this year, with state buyers booking cargoes into late December for loading through March. The White House had said China pledged 12 million tons, while Beijing has not confirmed the commitment.

- Date: 2025-12-31 · published 2025-12-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14614-china-buys-two-thirds-of-pledged-u-s-soybeans-as-2025-closes-fortune
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained Chinese state buying supports U.S. export demand and soybean prices into early 2026. The purchases remain short of the full pledge, so the demand support is real but incomplete.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-08-01 | [China buys most U.S. soybeans since November 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14565-china-buys-most-u-s-soybeans-since-november-2025.md) | -1.3% | +8.9% |
| 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 | 2020-06-02 | [China buys U.S. soybeans after halt to U.S. purchases ordered: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52462-china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources.md) | +2.9% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [China Set for Record 2025 Soybean Imports on Brazil Buys, U.S. Trade Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21532-china-set-for-record-2025-soybean-imports-on-brazil-buys-u-s-trade-truce.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- fortune.com: https://fortune.com/2025/12/31/china-buys-two-thirds-of-pledged-u-s-soybeans-as-2025-closes/

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