# Analysis: China’s Xi has the advantage after his trade meeting with Trump | CNN

> US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said China agreed to buy at least 25 million metric tons of US soybeans annually for three years after the Trump-Xi talks. That baseline is 1.8 million tons less than China's purchases last year before the trade tensions.

- Date: 2025-10-31 · published 2025-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14631-analysis-china-s-xi-has-the-advantage-after-his-trade-meeting-with-trump-cnn
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The commitment still falls short of prior-year US export volumes, capping the bullish effect on soybean prices relative to pre-dispute levels.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-09-24 | [Trump-Xi Meeting Puts U.S. Soybean and Sorghum Trade in Focus - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17534-trump-xi-meeting-puts-u-s-soybean-and-sorghum-trade-in-focus-rfd-tv.md) | -1.9% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2020-01-15 | [What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54939-what-s-in-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2019-05-14 | [Australian dollar, China’s yuan rise after Trump’s bullishness on trade \| Amwal Al Ghad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8445-australian-dollar-china-s-yuan-rise-after-trump-s-bullishness-on-trade-amwal-al.md) | +5.2% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2018-01-26 | [Dollar's terrible week warning of what could with Trump's on trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10405-dollar-s-terrible-week-warning-of-what-could-with-trump-s-on-trade.md) | -0.7% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2025-11-08 | [Here’s what the U.S.-China trade truce really means for the U.S. soybean market — and for farmers - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12248-here-s-what-the-u-s-china-trade-truce-really-means-for-the-u-s-soybean-market.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/china/xi-trump-us-china-deal-analysis-intl-hnk

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