# China’s slow buying of US farm goods tests $17 billion trade pledge | Financial Newsletter

> Reuters analysis of customs data shows Chinese purchases of US farm goods other than soybeans are on track for a seven-year low, with $7.2 billion bought January to September. The White House has not clarified whether the $17 billion annual commitment is in breach, as China's proposed tariff cuts are not yet finalised.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T09:06:17.367Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75196-china-s-slow-buying-of-us-farm-goods-tests-17-billion-trade-pledge-financial
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese buying of US corn, sorghum and meat leaves US feed grain stocks heavy and pressures domestic prices. Uncertainty over the deal limits export demand support.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-23 | [China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on $75 billion in goods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57443-china-strikes-back-at-u-s-with-new-tariffs-on-75-billion-in-goods-reuters.md) | +0.5% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-04 | [Angst in farm belt after reports that China halted buying US soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65058-angst-in-farm-belt-after-reports-that-china-halted-buying-us-soybeans.md) | +0.9% | -6.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-27 | [After the Bell \| Soybeans surge on trade deal news - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4790-after-the-bell-soybeans-surge-on-trade-deal-news-pro-farmer.md) | +0.2% | -7.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-29 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle lower on technical trading, JBS-China export news - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30400-u-s-livestock-cattle-lower-on-technical-trading-jbs-china-export-news-agcanada.md) | -1.0% | +3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-12-13 | [U.S. agriculture wary of Trump's China sales pledge, more meat a must](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55444-u-s-agriculture-wary-of-trump-s-china-sales-pledge-more-meat-a-must.md) | +0.8% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2020-02-20 | [China Back in the Market for U.S. Farm Goods After Waivers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54480-china-back-in-the-market-for-u-s-farm-goods-after-waivers-financial-post.md) | -1.8% | -8.0% |
| SOY | 2019-02-12 | [Financial, forex trading to be muted on looming US-China trade deadline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60863-financial-forex-trading-to-be-muted-on-looming-us-china-trade-deadline.md) | -0.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2018-05-23 | [U.S.-China trade row sows confusion in farmer planting plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64914-u-s-china-trade-row-sows-confusion-in-farmer-planting-plans.md) | -0.7% | -13.7% |

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