# China to pledge more US soy imports during Trump visit | The Western Producer

> Reuters reported on November 7 that China would commit to buy more U.S. soybeans during Trump's Beijing visit, with a letter of intent expected to be signed with the U.S. Soybean Export Council. China was also expected to pledge more purchases of U.S. beef, barley and dairy products.

- Date: 2017-11-07 · published 2017-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67860-china-to-pledge-more-us-soy-imports-during-trump-visit-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected Chinese pledges on soybeans and other U.S. farm goods point to stronger export demand, although the volumes had not been disclosed at the time.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-11-10 | [China, US sign more business deals during Trump visit \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67861-china-us-sign-more-business-deals-during-trump-visit-ap-news.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2024-04-04 | [Chinese grain imports seen near record high \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14755-chinese-grain-imports-seen-near-record-high-the-western-producer.md) | -1.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-04-14 | [China buys more US farm products amid plunge in trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53503-china-buys-more-us-farm-products-amid-plunge-in-trade.md) | -3.2% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2017-11-09 | [Factbox: China-U.S. commercial deals signed during Trump's China visit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67856-factbox-china-u-s-commercial-deals-signed-during-trump-s-china-visit.md) | -1.2% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2018-12-03 | [Soybeans jump after China agrees to buy 'substantial' US ag products in trade truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11522-soybeans-jump-after-china-agrees-to-buy-substantial-us-ag-products-in-trade.md) | +1.7% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/daily/china-to-pledge-more-us-soy-imports-during-trump-visit/

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