# Factbox: A lot of soy, a little rice - China's historical U.S. agricultural purchases

> Reuters factbox reviews China's historical U.S. agricultural purchases. Soybeans made up over half of China's U.S. farm buys in 2017, and China was a major corn buyer only in 2011-2013. China has purchased about 10 million tonnes of soybeans since September 1 and has made no firm commitment on amounts.

- Date: 2019-12-14 · published 2019-12-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55442-factbox-a-lot-of-soy-a-little-rice-china-s-historical-u-s-agricultural-purchases
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Background on past buying patterns helps gauge how much new demand the phase one deal can add for soybeans, corn and rice, with soybeans the main price driver.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2021-04-27 | [US-China phase one tracker: China’s purchases of US goods - WITA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47449-us-china-phase-one-tracker-china-s-purchases-of-us-goods-wita.md) | -0.6% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2017-04-06 | [US Agriculture Bets the Farm on Chinese Soy Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71362-us-agriculture-bets-the-farm-on-chinese-soy-demand.md) | +0.4% | +2.2% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2019-09-13 | [China's soybean purchase keeps rally alive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10854-china-s-soybean-purchase-keeps-rally-alive.md) | +3.9% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2018-08-10 | [China expects its U.S. agricultural imports to fall sharply - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63520-china-expects-its-u-s-agricultural-imports-to-fall-sharply-grainews.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-sales-factbox/factbox-a-lot-of-soy-a-little-rice-chinas-historical-u-s-agricultural-purchases-idUSKBN1YH2HZ/

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