# US-China phase one tracker: China’s purchases of US goods - WITA

> The Peterson Institute's tracker shows China's purchases of covered US goods under the Phase One deal. In 2020 China bought $99.9 billion of covered products, about 58% of the commitment measured against Chinese import statistics.

- Date: 2021-04-27 · published 2021-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47449-us-china-phase-one-tracker-china-s-purchases-of-us-goods-wita
- 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

Shortfalls against the purchase pledge leave room for further Chinese buying of US farm goods, which would support US export demand and prices, but the gap also signals limited follow-through.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-04-25 | [The U.S.-China Phase 1 Trade Agreement— Purchases of goods and services by China continue to lag dramatically behind commitments - WITA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47454-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-agreement-purchases-of-goods-and-services-by-china.md) | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2020-01-15 | [What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54939-what-s-in-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [China signals that purchases of US soybeans hinge on tariff removal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14632-china-signals-that-purchases-of-us-soybeans-hinge-on-tariff-removal-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-10-18 | [After trade talks in U.S., China ramps up Brazilian soy purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56428-after-trade-talks-in-u-s-china-ramps-up-brazilian-soy-purchases.md) | +0.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2019-11-14 | [Trade talks hit bump as China resists US demands on agricultural purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55910-trade-talks-hit-bump-as-china-resists-us-demands-on-agricultural-purchases.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-04-25 | [The U.S.-China Phase 1 Trade Agreement— Purchases of goods and services by China continue to lag dramatically behind commitments - WITA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47454-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-agreement-purchases-of-goods-and-services-by-china.md) | +13.6% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2020-01-15 | [What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54939-what-s-in-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal.md) | +0.3% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-12-10 | [Soybeans extend gains as Chinese purchases stir hopes of U.S.-China deal \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12382-soybeans-extend-gains-as-chinese-purchases-stir-hopes-of-u-s-china-deal.md) | +4.3% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- wita.org: https://www.wita.org/atp-research/us-china-phase-one-tracker/

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