# China's soybean buying promises welcomed, but soaring costs worry farmers | AP News

> China pledged to buy at least 25 million metric tons of soybeans annually for three years, returning purchases to pre-trade-war levels. However, the 12 million tons planned through January covers only a fraction of typical volumes, and farmers are worried about rising costs.

- Date: 2025-10-30 · published 2025-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14627-china-s-soybean-buying-promises-welcomed-but-soaring-costs-worry-farmers-ap-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The annual commitment supports long-term US export demand, but the small near-term purchase volume leaves current-crop prices reliant on other buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-06-14 | [China is Buying Soybeans Again, But Why? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14741-china-is-buying-soybeans-again-but-why-agweb.md) | -2.4% | -9.4% |
| SOY | 2026-08-10 | [China Ramping Up US Soybean Purchases \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14559-china-ramping-up-us-soybean-purchases-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | +1.5% | +11.9% |
| SOY | 2023-11-20 | [China soybean buying picks up after fall in CME futures, slow farmer selling - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33227-china-soybean-buying-picks-up-after-fall-in-cme-futures-slow-farmer-selling.md) | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2026-10-26 | [China’s Soybean Buying Picks Up, But a Tariff Wall Still Blocks Full Trade Recovery](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14538-china-s-soybean-buying-picks-up-but-a-tariff-wall-still-blocks-full-trade.md) | -1.5% | — |
| SOY | 2020-05-05 | [China and Mexico Buy U.S. Corn and Soybeans \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53115-china-and-mexico-buy-u-s-corn-and-soybeans-red-river-farm-network.md) | +2.2% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/china-trump-soybean-farmers-tariffs-trade-war-c532d730dd8c70551df384bc8a3aee76

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