# China keeps buying U.S. ag commodities despite strained diplomatic relationship - KBHB News

> U.S. agricultural trade with China has continued despite strained diplomatic relations, with recent sales of corn and sorghum and a rebound in soybean purchases. Chinese buyers account for about 62% of 1.82 billion bushels of U.S. soybean export commitments to date. Soybean exports to China have slowed seasonally as South American supplies come to market.

- Date: 2023-03-28 · published 2023-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14858-china-keeps-buying-u-s-ag-commodities-despite-strained-diplomatic-relationship
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Continued Chinese purchases support U.S. soybean and feed grain demand, but seasonal slowing and expected record Brazilian supplies weigh on near-term export pace and price.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-12-08 | [China-U.S. farm ties are stronger than ever despite trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49502-china-u-s-farm-ties-are-stronger-than-ever-despite-trade-war.md) | +0.9% | +17.8% |
| SOY | 2019-11-13 | [Chinese importers buy U.S. soybean cargoes despite ports congestion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55906-chinese-importers-buy-u-s-soybean-cargoes-despite-ports-congestion.md) | +0.6% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2021-10-05 | [China’s buying — and U.S. farms cashing in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44412-china-s-buying-and-u-s-farms-cashing-in.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-10-30 | [China's soybean buying promises welcomed, but soaring costs worry farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14627-china-s-soybean-buying-promises-welcomed-but-soaring-costs-worry-farmers-ap-news.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2026-02-23 | [Economist: China’s politics, not prices, driving U.S. ag purchases - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14602-economist-china-s-politics-not-prices-driving-u-s-ag-purchases-brownfield-ag.md) | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2019-03-22 | [U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9642-u-s-grains-corn-up-on-china-buying-flood-worries-grainews.md) | -1.9% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2020-12-08 | [China-U.S. farm ties are stronger than ever despite trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49502-china-u-s-farm-ties-are-stronger-than-ever-despite-trade-war.md) | +0.1% | +9.5% |
| CORN | 2019-04-18 | [United States Wins Dispute Finding China’s Administration of Grain Tariff-Rate Quotas Breaches WTO Commitments \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59449-united-states-wins-dispute-finding-china-s-administration-of-grain-tariff-rate.md) | -1.7% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- kbhbradio.com: https://kbhbradio.com/china-keeps-buying-u-s-ag-commodities-despite-strained-diplomatic-relationship/

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