# U.S. confirms light soy, wheat, pork sales to China before latest tariff threats

> USDA data showed China bought 60,000 tonnes of wheat, 50,000 tonnes of sorghum and 1,350 tonnes of pork in the week ended Aug. 1, plus about 71,200 tonnes of soybeans. The sales came before the latest tariff threats and may be the last U.S. farm sales to China for some time.

- Date: 2019-08-08 · published 2019-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57441-u-s-confirms-light-soy-wheat-pork-sales-to-china-before-latest-tariff-threats
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

These are the final purchases before new tariffs, so they give modest short-term support, but the outlook for further Chinese buying is poor.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-12 | [USDA Reports Confirm the Tight U.S. Wheat Balance Sheet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36446-usda-reports-confirm-the-tight-u-s-wheat-balance-sheet.md) | +9.0% | -1.0% |
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| WHEAT | 2024-05-23 | [China's imports to determine prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14749-china-s-imports-to-determine-prices-the-western-producer.md) | -7.4% | -11.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-10 | [USDA Raises Wheat, Corn and Soy Price Estimates - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19746-usda-raises-wheat-corn-and-soy-price-estimates-farm-policy-news.md) | +3.8% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-13 | [Weekly wheat exports top most estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71579-weekly-wheat-exports-top-most-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.5% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2018-12-13 | [USDA confirms U.S. soybean sales to China; soy futures fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61594-usda-confirms-u-s-soybean-sales-to-china-soy-futures-fall.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [U.S. confirms small soybean sale to private Chinese buyer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57440-u-s-confirms-small-soybean-sale-to-private-chinese-buyer.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2016-11-03 | [Biggest threat to forests, beef lags in push to cut supply chain deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73863-biggest-threat-to-forests-beef-lags-in-push-to-cut-supply-chain-deforestation.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-usda/u-s-confirms-light-soy-wheat-pork-sales-to-china-before-latest-tariff-threats-idUSKCN1UY2CL/

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