# China buys U.S. soybeans after halt to U.S. purchases ordered: sources

> Chinese state-owned firms bought at least three cargoes of US soybeans, totaling at least 180,000 tonnes, for shipment in October or November. The purchases came even though sources said Beijing had ordered a halt after Washington moved to end Hong Kong's special trade treatment.

- Date: 2020-06-02 · published 2020-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52462-china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Purchases for peak US export season support US soybean prices and export demand, but the conflicting halt order adds uncertainty about future buying. Traders will watch whether state buying continues.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-07-14 | [China books record U.S. corn purchase, also buys soybeans \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51978-china-books-record-u-s-corn-purchase-also-buys-soybeans-reuters.md) | +3.0% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2026-10-18 | [China Returns to U.S. Soybeans With Major Purchases After Trump-Xi Summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14543-china-returns-to-u-s-soybeans-with-major-purchases-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | -0.4% | — |
| SOY | 2025-12-09 | [China buys U.S. soybeans after Trump trade agreement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14615-china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-trump-trade-agreement.md) | -2.0% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2019-09-23 | [China buys about 10 cargoes of U.S. soybeans after trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56922-china-buys-about-10-cargoes-of-u-s-soybeans-after-trade-talks.md) | +0.0% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2026-01-06 | [China buys more US soybeans, total purchases approach 10 million tons \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14610-china-buys-more-us-soybeans-total-purchases-approach-10-million-tons-reuters.md) | -1.4% | +1.8% |
| SBM | 2026-08-01 | [Tariffs, in the way of larger China purchases of US soybeans: market sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18362-tariffs-in-the-way-of-larger-china-purchases-of-us-soybeans-market-sources.md) | -0.8% | +8.2% |
| SBM | 2020-06-19 | [China to Speed U.S. Farm Purchases After Secretive Hawaii Talks - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52461-china-to-speed-u-s-farm-purchases-after-secretive-hawaii-talks-bloomberg.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |
| SBM | 2019-02-01 | [Soybean Futures Rise on China Purchase Plans  - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60618-soybean-futures-rise-on-china-purchase-plans-wsj.md) | -1.5% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-buys-u-s-soybeans-after-halt-to-u-s-purchases-ordered-sources-idUSKBN238264/

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