# China says has begun purchase of more US farm goods  | Pulse Kenya

> China said it had begun purchasing more US farm goods including soybeans, cotton, pork and sorghum, after trade talks in Shanghai. Companies applied for exemptions from Chinese tariffs on US farm goods, and both sides planned further consultations ahead of a September leaders meeting.

- Date: 2024-08-18 · published 2024-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14729-china-says-has-begun-purchase-of-more-us-farm-goods-pulse-kenya
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Resumed Chinese purchases of US soybeans and sorghum would support US export demand and prices, though Trump's comments suggest buying has been slower than promised.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-06 | [China begins limited purchases of U.S. farm goods after Trump-Xi meet \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8212-china-begins-limited-purchases-of-u-s-farm-goods-after-trump-xi-meet-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -0.0% |
| SOY | 2026-04-22 | [US hoping for wider farm goods purchases deal from China in Trump’s trip, Greer says \| KELO-AM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14582-us-hoping-for-wider-farm-goods-purchases-deal-from-china-in-trump-s-trip-greer.md) | -0.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2019-02-21 | [China to propose $30 billion more US agriculture purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60478-china-to-propose-30-billion-more-us-agriculture-purchases.md) | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2017-11-10 | [China inks $5b deals for purchase of U.S. soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67862-china-inks-5b-deals-for-purchase-of-u-s-soy.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2025-06-11 | [U.S.-China tariff détente holds as officials eye more ag purchases \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14658-u-s-china-tariff-detente-holds-as-officials-eye-more-ag-purchases-agri-pulse.md) | +1.5% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- pulse.co.ke: https://www.pulse.co.ke/story/china-says-has-begun-purchase-of-more-us-farm-goods-2024081812415644762

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