# China's Purchases of US Farm Goods Face Test as Fulfilment Lags

> Reuters data show China imported only $7.2 billion of US non-soybean farm products in January to September, putting 2026 purchases on track for a seven-year low. The White House said in May that China committed to buy at least $17 billion of US farm goods annually from 2026 to 2028, separate from the soybean arrangement agreed in October 2025. Analysts say weak domestic demand and stiffer competition limit imports, with state-owned firms seen as the key to meeting the target.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T12:12:39.933Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77609-china-s-purchases-of-us-farm-goods-face-test-as-fulfilment-lags
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Slow Chinese buying of US sorghum, corn and meat weakens export demand for US feed grains and supports Brazilian sorghum share, which is bearish for US sorghum and corn prices if state purchases do not pick up.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-04-27 | [US-China phase one tracker: China’s purchases of US goods - WITA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47449-us-china-phase-one-tracker-china-s-purchases-of-us-goods-wita.md) | -0.6% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2019-12-14 | [Factbox: A lot of soy, a little rice - China's historical U.S. agricultural purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55442-factbox-a-lot-of-soy-a-little-rice-china-s-historical-u-s-agricultural-purchases.md) | +2.3% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2021-04-25 | [The U.S.-China Phase 1 Trade Agreement— Purchases of goods and services by China continue to lag dramatically behind commitments - WITA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47454-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-agreement-purchases-of-goods-and-services-by-china.md) | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2019-03-07 | [China's Shopping List in America Has These Farm Goods at the Top - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59968-china-s-shopping-list-in-america-has-these-farm-goods-at-the-top-bloomberg.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-06 | [Chinese Companies Halt U.S. Farm Goods Purchase - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57444-chinese-companies-halt-u-s-farm-goods-purchase-caixin-global.md) | -3.1% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2026-06-01 | [Explainer: What do China's new US farm purchases mean for global trade?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14575-explainer-what-do-china-s-new-us-farm-purchases-mean-for-global-trade.md) | -5.5% | -10.2% |
| CORN | 2023-04-24 | [US corn falls after China cancels purchases; drags wheat, soy lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10358-us-corn-falls-after-china-cancels-purchases-drags-wheat-soy-lower.md) | -0.7% | -9.9% |

## Sources

- vietnambusinessinsider.vn: https://vietnambusinessinsider.vn/trung-quoc-mua-nong-san-my-cham-cam-ket-17-ty-usd-dung-truoc-phep-thu-a56648.html
- ctee.com.tw: https://www.ctee.com.tw/news/20261103700149-439901

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