# US-Argentine Deal Adds to Farm Groups' Frustration Over Lack of Chinese Purchases

> Farm groups are frustrated that the U.S. backed Argentina while China has made no purchases of U.S. sorghum or soybeans. China bought about 1.3 million tonnes of Argentine soybeans after Argentina waived its export taxes, following a proposed $20 billion U.S. currency swap for Argentina.

- Date: 2025-09-25 · published 2025-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22902-us-argentine-deal-adds-to-farm-groups-frustration-over-lack-of-chinese-purchases
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese buying shifting to Argentina keeps U.S. sorghum and soybean export demand weak, which weighs on domestic cash prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-01-16 | [China's 'market condition' caveat on U.S. ag purchases adds to trade deal doubts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54944-china-s-market-condition-caveat-on-u-s-ag-purchases-adds-to-trade-deal-doubts.md) | -2.1% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2019-08-06 | [Lashing back, China lets yuan drop, halts US farm purchases \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5371-lashing-back-china-lets-yuan-drop-halts-us-farm-purchases-ap-news.md) | +1.3% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-08-06 | [Chinese Companies Halt U.S. Farm Goods Purchase - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57444-chinese-companies-halt-u-s-farm-goods-purchase-caixin-global.md) | +1.3% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-01-07 | [U.S. farmers fret as Chinese soy purchases move elsewhere \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60936-u-s-farmers-fret-as-chinese-soy-purchases-move-elsewhere-farmtario.md) | -1.1% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2025-06-26 | [Exclusive: China pens Argentine soymeal test deal with eye on US trade war disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14659-exclusive-china-pens-argentine-soymeal-test-deal-with-eye-on-us-trade-war.md) | +2.5% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/washington-insider/article/2025/09/25/us-argentine-deal-adds-farm-groups

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