# Trump’s Signal on China Trade Talks Lifts Soybean Prices - Bloomberg

> Trump pledged to press Xi Jinping to resume US soybean purchases during their planned meeting in South Korea. Soybean prices rose on the signal as farmers continued to lose their largest customer.

- Date: 2025-10-01 · published 2025-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US-China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22453-trump-s-signal-on-china-trade-talks-lifts-soybean-prices-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Political signals of a Chinese return to US soybeans support prices and forward sales. Actual purchases are needed before the price effect becomes durable.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-08-14 | [Soybean prices rise on U.S.-China trade hopes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11472-soybean-prices-rise-on-u-s-china-trade-hopes-financial-post.md) | -1.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-08-11 | [Trump Urges China to Buy More Soybeans a Day Before Trade Truce Expires - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12447-trump-urges-china-to-buy-more-soybeans-a-day-before-trade-truce-expires.md) | +5.7% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2019-12-10 | [China steps up US soybean purchases as trade talks drag on](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55447-china-steps-up-us-soybean-purchases-as-trade-talks-drag-on.md) | +2.8% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2026-01-20 | [China Buy 12 Million Tons of US Soybeans, Meets Key Trade Pledge - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14608-china-buy-12-million-tons-of-us-soybeans-meets-key-trade-pledge-bloomberg.md) | +0.4% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2025-04-07 | [China soybean meal prices surge amid U.S. trade war escalation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25198-china-soybean-meal-prices-surge-amid-u-s-trade-war-escalation.md) | +6.7% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/trump-s-signal-on-china-trade-talks-lifts-soybean-prices

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