# Yearender: China-U.S. agricultural trade leaps forward in 2017 - Xinhua | English.news.cn

> A Xinhua yearender reviews China-U.S. agricultural trade in 2017, including the reopening of the Chinese market to U.S. beef after a 14-year ban and new seed-industry partnerships. The piece follows the Trump-Xi 100-day action plan launched at Mar-a-Lago.

- Date: 2017-12-21 · published 2017-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67344-yearender-china-u-s-agricultural-trade-leaps-forward-in-2017-xinhua-english
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded market access and continued strong Chinese demand for U.S. farm goods support export flows, though the review itself contains no new price-moving event.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-13 | [CME hog, cattle futures climb on U.S-China trade news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6399-cme-hog-cattle-futures-climb-on-u-s-china-trade-news.md) | +0.8% | +4.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-06 | [China-U.S. trade talks near 100 days](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69822-china-u-s-trade-talks-near-100-days.md) | +1.4% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-24 | [China buying more US beef and soybeans - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53504-china-buying-more-us-beef-and-soybeans-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -0.5% | +12.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-21 | [Trade truce with China could boost US beef, soybeans and other agriculture products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64915-trade-truce-with-china-could-boost-us-beef-soybeans-and-other-agriculture.md) | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-15 | [China deal to open flood gates for US ag trade \| 2020-01-15  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55159-china-deal-to-open-flood-gates-for-us-ag-trade-2020-01-15-agri-pulse.md) | -0.4% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2024-11-13 | [Opportunities abound for China, US to expand agricultural trade, exec says - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14707-opportunities-abound-for-china-us-to-expand-agricultural-trade-exec-says.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2023-02-08 | [U.S. agriculture exports top $200 billion in 2022 as China grabs record share](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14862-u-s-agriculture-exports-top-200-billion-in-2022-as-china-grabs-record-share.md) | +1.5% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-07-22 | [China's US Ag Purchases Slightly Lag, But Year-End Target \| NewsFormal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14566-china-s-us-ag-purchases-slightly-lag-but-year-end-target-newsformal.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- xinhuanet.com: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/21/c_136841334.htm

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