# Agriculture seen as key to US-China ties - People's Daily Online

> Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats said agricultural engagement should remain strong despite broader tensions. The comments came at the 2023 Annual US-China Agriculture Roundtable in St. Louis. U.S. agricultural exports to China reached a record $40.9 billion in 2022.

- Date: 2023-04-10 · published 2023-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14851-agriculture-seen-as-key-to-us-china-ties-people-s-daily-online
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Continued agricultural engagement supports ongoing U.S. export flows to China, but no specific policy change or purchase commitment was announced. The price effect is limited.

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## Sources

- en.people.cn: http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0410/c90000-20003246.html

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