# China may buy less American farm products if U.S. issues severe HK response: sources

> Sources say China may buy less American farm products if the U.S. issues a severe response to Hong Kong policy. China has already bought some U.S. soybeans and corn this year, but the typical peak buying season comes after the fall harvest. Those purchases may now be in doubt.

- Date: 2020-05-29 · published 2020-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52982-china-may-buy-less-american-farm-products-if-u-s-issues-severe-hk-response
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Chinese buying risk would weaken demand expectations for U.S. soybeans and corn, pressuring prices, especially for the fall export season.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-01 | [China Promised to Buy More U.S. Farm Goods. It Hasn’t Happened.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14546-china-promised-to-buy-more-u-s-farm-goods-it-hasn-t-happened.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2025-04-01 | [Trump's China tariffs trigger retaliation against U.S. farm products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14679-trump-s-china-tariffs-trigger-retaliation-against-u-s-farm-products.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-08-11 | [China says U.S. farmers may never regain market share lost in trade war - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63420-china-says-u-s-farmers-may-never-regain-market-share-lost-in-trade-war-politico.md) | +4.2% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2025-11-14 | [Doubts Arise Over China's commitment to buy American soybeans afer USDA Report \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14623-doubts-arise-over-china-s-commitment-to-buy-american-soybeans-afer-usda-report.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2025-07-11 | [China’s feed production rises, soybean meal consumption falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23726-china-s-feed-production-rises-soybean-meal-consumption-falls.md) | +0.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-07-19 | [US revives WTO grain import quota case as China lags behind in commitments to buy American farm goods \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45922-us-revives-wto-grain-import-quota-case-as-china-lags-behind-in-commitments-to.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [China Promised to Buy More U.S. Farm Goods. It Hasn’t Happened.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14546-china-promised-to-buy-more-u-s-farm-goods-it-hasn-t-happened.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [Trump's China tariffs trigger retaliation against U.S. farm products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14679-trump-s-china-tariffs-trigger-retaliation-against-u-s-farm-products.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture/china-may-buy-less-american-farm-products-if-u-s-issues-severe-hk-response-sources-idUSKBN2351PK/?feedName=topNews&feedType=RSS

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