# US soybean market skeptical China will follow through on Trump’s purchase request

> US soybean market participants are skeptical that China will follow through on Trump's request to increase purchases of US soybeans. The article page content is mostly website navigation with little substantive detail on the story.

- Date: 2025-08-11 · published 2025-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14642-us-soybean-market-skeptical-china-will-follow-through-on-trump-s-purchase
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Doubts about Chinese purchase commitments limit any rally in US soybean futures and keep the basis weak until actual export sales appear.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-08-01 | [Tariffs, in the way of larger China purchases of US soybeans: market sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18362-tariffs-in-the-way-of-larger-china-purchases-of-us-soybeans-market-sources.md) | -1.3% | +8.9% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [China’s U.S. Soybean Purchases Slump to 2004 Low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57948-china-s-u-s-soybean-purchases-slump-to-2004-low.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2023-09-22 | [China cuts soybean purchases from the US in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14811-china-cuts-soybean-purchases-from-the-us-in-august.md) | +0.5% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-08-23 | [Trade war: US official says China far short of soybean purchase pledge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57439-trade-war-us-official-says-china-far-short-of-soybean-purchase-pledge.md) | +0.0% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2025-10-09 | [Drewry - Maritime Research Opinions - China’s halt on US soybean purchases threatens Panamax demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22600-drewry-maritime-research-opinions-china-s-halt-on-us-soybean-purchases.md) | -2.2% | +8.8% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/081125-us-soybean-market-skeptical-china-will-follow-through-on-trumps-purchase-request

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