# After trade talks in U.S., China ramps up Brazilian soy purchases

> Chinese importers booked at least eight boatloads, about 480,000 tonnes worth $173 million, of Brazilian soybeans this week. The purchases came despite the White House announcement that China would buy up to $50 billion of U.S. farm goods annually.

- Date: 2019-10-18 · published 2019-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56428-after-trade-talks-in-u-s-china-ramps-up-brazilian-soy-purchases
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Brazilian soybeans are capturing Chinese demand that might otherwise go to U.S. supply, keeping South American basis firm and limiting U.S. export gains.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2019-06-28 | [Propelled by U.S. Trade Talks, China Charts a Course to Soybean Security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58483-propelled-by-u-s-trade-talks-china-charts-a-course-to-soybean-security.md) | -1.7% | -0.5% |
| 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 | 2025-05-13 | [US farmers say Brazil keeps edge in China's soy market despite trade truce \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9507-us-farmers-say-brazil-keeps-edge-in-china-s-soy-market-despite-trade-truce.md) | -1.4% | -0.8% |
| USDBRL | 2020-05-28 | [China securing Brazilian soy with US trade tensions rising](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53167-china-securing-brazilian-soy-with-us-trade-tensions-rising.md) | -4.5% | +0.4% |
| USDBRL | 2025-07-09 | [Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil after spat with Lula](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23999-trump-imposes-50-tariffs-on-brazil-after-spat-with-lula.md) | +1.9% | +0.8% |
| USDBRL | 2025-07-17 | [U.S. tariff dispute weighs on Brazil’s real and interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24002-u-s-tariff-dispute-weighs-on-brazil-s-real-and-interest-rates.md) | -0.3% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1WX1AG/

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