# China offers to import more from US in return for easing of export curbs

> China has offered to import tens of billions of dollars of U.S. goods, including LNG, crude oil, beef, soybeans and cotton, in exchange for easing export controls and trade remedy measures. China would also send students and tourists to the U.S. The offer is part of a broader bilateral trade bargain.

- Date: 2017-05-26 · published 2017-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70889-china-offers-to-import-more-from-us-in-return-for-and-8202-easing-and-8202-of
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A binding Chinese purchase commitment for U.S. soybeans and beef would support export demand and U.S. prices, though the timing and enforceability remain uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-02-12 | [The food front: US farmers see sales to China picking up and hope for more – Chin@Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14777-the-food-front-us-farmers-see-sales-to-china-picking-up-and-hope-for-more-chin.md) | -1.0% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2020-07-30 | [China needs 'explosive' buying to meet U.S. farm import target](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51979-china-needs-explosive-buying-to-meet-u-s-farm-import-target.md) | -1.1% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2017-06-07 | [China Ag Imports Boom--Except for Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70351-china-ag-imports-boom-except-for-corn.md) | +1.0% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2016-11-02 | [USDA: China’s soybean imports, feed use expected to increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73840-usda-china-s-soybean-imports-feed-use-expected-to-increase.md) | +1.8% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2021-02-04 | [Grain Exports to China Continue Rising \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48471-grain-exports-to-china-continue-rising-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.3% | +3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-20 | [US lean beef trimmings import prices rise on China demand, tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21181-us-lean-beef-trimmings-import-prices-rise-on-china-demand-tight-supply.md) | +1.3% | +5.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-12-24 | [International regulations for imports and exports keep changing – Wyoming Livestock Roundup](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49599-international-regulations-for-imports-and-exports-keep-changing-wyoming.md) | +1.9% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-01-23 | [Australian beef exporters adapt as China caps imports, shifts global trade flows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21185-australian-beef-exporters-adapt-as-china-caps-imports-shifts-global-trade-flows.md) | +1.1% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/qgIl9z0DMuMNuXAcm7hRxL/China-offers-to-import-more-from-US-in-return-foreasingof.html

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