# China Can Still Meet Ambitious US Soybean Pledge, Traders Say - TT

> Multiple traders say China is expected to step up U.S. soybean purchases through state buyers such as Cofco to meet its pledge of 12 million tons by year-end. Timing and scale of shipments remain uncertain, and China has not officially confirmed the target.

- Date: 2025-12-02 · published 2025-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14618-china-can-still-meet-ambitious-us-soybean-pledge-traders-say-tt
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected increases in state buying would add to U.S. export demand and support soybean prices. Uncertainty about timing and shipments limits how much of the expected demand the market can count on.

## 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 | 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 | 2025-11-17 | [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% |
| SOY | 2026-08-06 | [China buys at least 10 more cargoes of US soybeans, traders say \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14558-china-buys-at-least-10-more-cargoes-of-us-soybeans-traders-say-south-china.md) | +1.2% | +13.0% |
| SOY | 2019-09-12 | [Ahead of trade talks, China makes biggest US soybean purchases since June, traders say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9439-ahead-of-trade-talks-china-makes-biggest-us-soybean-purchases-since-june.md) | +4.1% | +8.2% |

## Sources

- ttnews.com: https://www.ttnews.com/articles/china-us-soybean-traders

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