# COFCO buys U.S. soybeans but new Trump threats make China buyers nervous

> COFCO and Sinograin have together bought at least 10 cargoes of U.S. soybeans, according to two sources. Sources warn that future purchases could be jeopardized by renewed trade tensions.

- Date: 2018-06-01 · published 2018-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64394-cofco-buys-u-s-soybeans-but-new-trump-threats-make-china-buyers-nervous
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

State buying supports U.S. soybean export demand, but threatened tariffs raise the risk of cancelled future purchases, which is bearish for U.S. soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-28 | [China wants US soybeans. Its buyers prefer Brazil \| ThinkChina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14541-china-wants-us-soybeans-its-buyers-prefer-brazil-thinkchina.md) | -1.6% | — |
| SOY | 2018-11-22 | [Trump's China trade war forces U.S. soybeans to take costly detour](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62091-trump-s-china-trade-war-forces-u-s-soybeans-to-take-costly-detour.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2024-11-26 | [Corn, Soybeans Ease as Market Digests Trump Tariff Threats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6059-corn-soybeans-ease-as-market-digests-trump-tariff-threats.md) | +0.6% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2026-03-16 | [Soybean oil slides amid Trump threats to China, US biofuel credits at 1-mth low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4710-soybean-oil-slides-amid-trump-threats-to-china-us-biofuel-credits-at-1-mth-low.md) | -4.1% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-soybeans/cofco-buys-u-s-soybeans-but-new-trump-threats-make-china-buyers-nervous-idUSKCN1IX425/

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