# What Role Do Farm Products Have in U.S.-China Trade Deal?

> Chinese negotiator Li Chenggang is visiting Washington for talks on agricultural tariffs and a possible broader trade deal. China is the largest market for US farm goods, buying $29.25 billion last year, and US soybean sales to China are frozen by Chinese tariffs. Trump has urged China to quadruple soybean purchases, and the 2020 Phase 1 purchase commitments went unfulfilled.

- Date: 2025-08-28 · published 2025-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14641-what-role-do-farm-products-have-in-u-s-china-trade-deal
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A deal restoring Chinese soybean purchases would lift US soybean demand and prices, while failure keeps US exports stranded and supports Brazilian market share.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-05-23 | [U.S.-China trade row sows confusion in farmer planting plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64914-u-s-china-trade-row-sows-confusion-in-farmer-planting-plans.md) | -0.7% | -13.7% |
| SOY | 2021-01-22 | [China falls short of U.S. trade commitments \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49012-china-falls-short-of-u-s-trade-commitments-the-western-producer.md) | -1.2% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2019-03-17 | [U.S., China Trade Deal Cannot Be Taken for Granted \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59970-u-s-china-trade-deal-cannot-be-taken-for-granted-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2018-11-12 | [U.S. soybean farmers hang on for dear life in Trump's China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62097-u-s-soybean-farmers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-trump-s-china-trade-war.md) | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2025-03-04 | [China to impose extra tariffs of 10%-15% on various US farm products \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14675-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-of-10-15-on-various-us-farm-products-reuters.md) | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2018-12-20 | [China Trade War Rattles Investors in New US Soy Processing Plants](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61650-china-trade-war-rattles-investors-in-new-us-soy-processing-plants.md) | -1.3% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/partners-what-role-do-farm-products-have-in-u-s-china-trade-deal-11799351

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