# China buys $67 million Worth of U.S. Soybeans as Trade War Eases

> China bought $67 million worth of U.S. soybeans, about 204,000 tonnes, ahead of working-level trade talks. China also said it would exempt American pork and soybeans from additional tariffs taking effect this month, and the U.S. delayed new tariffs to October 15.

- Date: 2019-09-16 · published 2019-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56927-china-buys-67-million-worth-of-u-s-soybeans-as-trade-war-eases
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Confirmed Chinese purchases and tariff exclusions support U.S. soybean export demand and sentiment, though full tariffs still apply and a broader deal remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- HOGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-02-02 | [China's COFCO buys million-tonne batch of U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60472-china-s-cofco-buys-million-tonne-batch-of-u-s-soybeans.md) | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-01-20 | [China Buy 12 Million Tons of US Soybeans, Meets Key Trade Pledge - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14608-china-buy-12-million-tons-of-us-soybeans-meets-key-trade-pledge-bloomberg.md) | +0.4% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2025-04-07 | [China soybean meal prices surge amid U.S. trade war escalation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25198-china-soybean-meal-prices-surge-amid-u-s-trade-war-escalation.md) | +6.7% | +6.2% |
| HOGS | 2019-10-10 | [China buys more U.S. soybeans, record volume of pork ahead of trade talks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56423-china-buys-more-u-s-soybeans-record-volume-of-pork-ahead-of-trade-talks-reuters.md) | +7.4% | +1.6% |
| HOGS | 2020-10-27 | [Trump's phase one trade deal with China and the US election \| PIIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50504-trump-s-phase-one-trade-deal-with-china-and-the-us-election-piie.md) | -4.0% | -7.4% |
| HOGS | 2024-08-02 | [China's Soybean Stockpile Surge: Implications for U.S. Export Season - Benison Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12104-china-s-soybean-stockpile-surge-implications-for-u-s-export-season-benison-media.md) | -2.2% | -9.6% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/china-buys-67-million-worth-of-us-soybeans-as-trade-war-eases

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