# Beijing lifts some tariffs on US farm goods but soybeans stay costly | Reuters

> Beijing lifted some tariffs on US farm goods, but US soybeans remain expensive relative to Brazilian supply. The White House said China would buy at least 12 million tons of US soybeans in late 2025 and 25 million tons a year for the following three years.

- Date: 2025-11-05 · published 2025-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US-China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14621-beijing-lifts-some-tariffs-on-us-farm-goods-but-soybeans-stay-costly-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff relief helps US exports, but high landed costs keep Chinese crushers buying South American beans, limiting the price benefit for US soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [China signals that purchases of US soybeans hinge on tariff removal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14632-china-signals-that-purchases-of-us-soybeans-hinge-on-tariff-removal-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2026-09-29 | [US soybeans rise on bargain buying, China tariff decision limits gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17521-us-soybeans-rise-on-bargain-buying-china-tariff-decision-limits-gains-markets.md) | -0.6% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2024-10-22 | [US exporters race to ship soybeans as looming election stokes tariff worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6848-us-exporters-race-to-ship-soybeans-as-looming-election-stokes-tariff-worries.md) | -0.7% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2026-02-22 | [Will China keep buying U.S. soybeans after tariff ruling? USTR brushes off worries. - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14601-will-china-keep-buying-u-s-soybeans-after-tariff-ruling-ustr-brushes-off.md) | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-04-09 | [Wave of US soybeans set to reach China's shores despite tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14668-wave-of-us-soybeans-set-to-reach-china-s-shores-despite-tariffs.md) | +4.4% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-confirms-suspension-24-tariff-us-goods-retains-10-levy-2025-11-05/

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