# China's US farm purchases slump outside soybeans

> Chinese purchases of US farm goods other than soybeans are on track for a seven-year low this year, according to a Reuters analysis of customs data. Non-soy imports totaled $7.2 billion from January to September, the lowest for that period since 2019, despite a $17 billion annual pledge.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T15:06:48.153Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77838-china-s-us-farm-purchases-slump-outside-soybeans
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese buying of US corn, sorghum and meat keeps export demand soft for those feed grains and adds doubt to the trade deal's supply outlook. Soybeans remain the main bright spot, so the price effect is mostly bearish for non-soy feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-06-01 | [China asks state firms to halt purchases of U.S. soybeans, pork, sources say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52463-china-asks-state-firms-to-halt-purchases-of-u-s-soybeans-pork-sources-say.md) | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 2018-10-12 | [Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8558-trade-war-drives-farmers-to-corn-as-china-shuns-us-soybeans-tt.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [China’s 2024 US ag purchases of soybeans, corn trailing previous two years \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14732-china-s-2024-us-ag-purchases-of-soybeans-corn-trailing-previous-two-years-an.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2025-09-25 | [China signals that purchases of US soybeans hinge on tariff removal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14632-china-signals-that-purchases-of-us-soybeans-hinge-on-tariff-removal-reuters.md) | +0.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-11-03 | [Chinese buyers purchase Brazilian soybeans as prices ease over US-China trade thaw \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12245-chinese-buyers-purchase-brazilian-soybeans-as-prices-ease-over-us-china-trade.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/chinese-buying-of-u-s-farm-goods-remains-weak/
- africanpeacemagazine.com: https://www.africanpeacemagazine.com/chinas-slow-buying-of-american-farm-goods-puts-its-17-billion-pledge-in-doubt/
- agnews890.com: https://www.agnews890.com/2026/11/03/chinese-buying-of-u-s-farm-goods-remains-weak/
- newsdakota.com: https://www.newsdakota.com/2026/11/03/chinese-buying-of-u-s-farm-goods-remains-weak/
- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/chinas-us-farm-purchases-slump-outside-soybeans
- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/chinas-us-farm-purchases-slump-outside-soybeans
- thedairysite.com: https://www.thedairysite.com/news/chinas-us-farm-purchases-slump-outside-soybeans

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