# Highlights: Key quotes from the Reuters interview with Trump

> In a Reuters interview, President Trump said China was buying a tremendous amount of U.S. soybeans and was just starting now. His comments came as the trade truce took hold.

- Date: 2018-12-12 · published 2018-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61596-highlights-key-quotes-from-the-reuters-interview-with-trump
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Trump's claims of Chinese buying signal possible export demand recovery, but without confirmed volumes the market impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-10-30 | [China's yuan retreats from one-year high after Trump-Xi meeting — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22622-china-s-yuan-retreats-from-one-year-high-after-trump-xi-meeting-tradingview-news.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2022-02-23 | [With fertilizer costs high and seeds scarce, U.S. farmers turn to soy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42759-with-fertilizer-costs-high-and-seeds-scarce-u-s-farmers-turn-to-soy-reuters.md) | +4.3% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2025-08-11 | [US soybean prices jump after Trump urges China to quadruple orders \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12446-us-soybean-prices-jump-after-trump-urges-china-to-quadruple-orders-reuters.md) | +5.7% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2026-04-22 | [US hoping for wider farm goods purchases deal from China in Trump’s trip, Greer says \| KELO-AM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14582-us-hoping-for-wider-farm-goods-purchases-deal-from-china-in-trump-s-trip-greer.md) | -0.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2018-08-27 | [President Trump Says Farmers Who Have Stuck by Him Will be Pleased With Deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63510-president-trump-says-farmers-who-have-stuck-by-him-will-be-pleased-with-deal.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/highlights-key-quotes-from-the-reuters-interview-with-trump-idUSKBN1OB075/

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