# Trade talks hit bump as China resists US demands on agricultural purchases

> Bloomberg reports that U.S. demand for China to spell out monthly, quarterly and annual targets for up to $50 billion in agricultural imports has become a sticking point in phase-one talks. China also insists tariffs be rolled back in phases, and China lifted its ban on American poultry.

- Date: 2019-11-14 · published 2019-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55910-trade-talks-hit-bump-as-china-resists-us-demands-on-agricultural-purchases
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over whether the purchase commitment will be enforced limits confidence in sustained U.S. farm export demand, while the poultry reopening adds a modest export outlet for U.S. chicken.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-12-14 | [Factbox: A lot of soy, a little rice - China's historical U.S. agricultural purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55442-factbox-a-lot-of-soy-a-little-rice-china-s-historical-u-s-agricultural-purchases.md) | +2.3% | +2.3% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2025-11-03 | [Chinese buyers purchase Brazilian soybeans as prices ease over US-China trade thaw \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12245-chinese-buyers-purchase-brazilian-soybeans-as-prices-ease-over-us-china-trade.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- ajot.com: https://www.ajot.com/news/trade-talks-hit-bump-as-china-resists-u.s-demands-on-agricultural-purchases

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