# New U.S. agriculture trade chief seeks to diversify buyers beyond China

> A new U.S. agriculture trade chief said he wants to diversify export buyers beyond China while keeping China as an important customer. U.S. Census data showed record 2022 farm exports of $213 billion, including $40.85 billion to China.

- Date: 2023-02-11 · published 2023-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14864-new-u-s-agriculture-trade-chief-seeks-to-diversify-buyers-beyond-china
- 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

Diversification goals signal a long-term policy push, but they do not change near-term demand. Price impact is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-02-25 | [China living up to trade deal promises, Biden's agriculture secretary says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48474-china-living-up-to-trade-deal-promises-biden-s-agriculture-secretary-says.md) | -0.9% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2026-06-01 | [Latest U.S.-China Agriculture Talks Expand Purchasing Pledges Beyond Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14569-latest-u-s-china-agriculture-talks-expand-purchasing-pledges-beyond-soybeans.md) | -5.0% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2026-09-01 | [US-China Tariffs Put Agriculture Back in the Trade Spotlight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14557-us-china-tariffs-put-agriculture-back-in-the-trade-spotlight.md) | +2.1% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2021-01-22 | [Column: Biden should revisit China trade deal to weed out problem spots for U.S. agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49010-column-biden-should-revisit-china-trade-deal-to-weed-out-problem-spots-for-u-s.md) | -1.2% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2018-10-29 | [U.S. agriculture chief says no plan to extend farm aid to offset tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62514-u-s-agriculture-chief-says-no-plan-to-extend-farm-aid-to-offset-tariffs.md) | +3.6% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-25 | [China living up to trade deal promises, Biden's agriculture secretary says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48474-china-living-up-to-trade-deal-promises-biden-s-agriculture-secretary-says.md) | -1.1% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2026-06-01 | [Latest U.S.-China Agriculture Talks Expand Purchasing Pledges Beyond Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14569-latest-u-s-china-agriculture-talks-expand-purchasing-pledges-beyond-soybeans.md) | -5.0% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2026-09-01 | [US-China Tariffs Put Agriculture Back in the Trade Spotlight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14557-us-china-tariffs-put-agriculture-back-in-the-trade-spotlight.md) | +0.2% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/new-us-agriculture-trade-chief-seeks-diversify-buyers-beyond-china-2023-02-10/

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