# China's non-soy US farm imports total $7.2bn against $17bn annual pledge

> Reuters customs analysis found China bought $7.2bn of US farm products other than soybeans in January–September 2026, the lowest for that period since 2019. The White House said in May that China committed to at least $17bn a year in non-soy purchases, prorated for 2026, and it has not clarified when that commitment clock starts.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T09:13:21.931Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77442-china-s-non-soy-us-farm-imports-total-7-2bn-against-17bn-annual-pledge
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese demand for US corn, meat and sorghum (with Brazil gaining share in sorghum) points to softer export demand for US feed grains, while soybean purchases remain on pace.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [China pivot from US farm imports bolsters it against trade war risks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14704-china-pivot-from-us-farm-imports-bolsters-it-against-trade-war-risks-reuters.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2020-11-20 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs on Soy, Corn - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50015-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-on-soy-corn-pork-business.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14677-china-slaps-extra-tariffs-of-up-to-15-on-imports-of-major-us-farm-exports-ap.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [Trump's China tariffs trigger retaliation against U.S. farm products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14679-trump-s-china-tariffs-trigger-retaliation-against-u-s-farm-products.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49501-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| 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 | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | +0.5% | -5.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- fxnews.ai: https://fxnews.ai/news/china-nonsoy-us-farm-import-72b-17b-pledge-20261102/

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