# US Farm Product Sales to China Slow as Li Chenggang Meets US Agricultural Trade Delegation

> China's Vice Minister and international trade negotiator Li Chenggang met a US agricultural trade delegation on Monday, November 2. The Chinese commerce ministry said the sides exchanged views on US-China economic ties and bilateral farm trade cooperation. Reuters data shows China's non-soybean US farm imports for the first nine months totaled $7.2 billion, the lowest for the period since 2019.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T03:11:49.102Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79067-us-farm-product-sales-to-china-slow-as-li-chenggang-meets-us-agricultural-trade
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Slow non-soybean purchases keep corn, meat and wheat demand from China weak despite the $17 billion annual farm purchase pledge, while soybean buying is on track. Weak US export demand is bearish for those grains and meats, and China's own ample wheat supply limits import needs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: neutral
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [U.S. farm leaders, visiting China, talk up agriculture trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14797-u-s-farm-leaders-visiting-china-talk-up-agriculture-trade-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-12-23 | [China to fall short on promises to U.S. as trade deal ends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14969-china-to-fall-short-on-promises-to-u-s-as-trade-deal-ends.md) | -0.7% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-09-09 | [U.S., China Trade Talks Set to Resume; Agricultural Export Markets Continue to Adjust \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10853-u-s-china-trade-talks-set-to-resume-agricultural-export-markets-continue-to.md) | -0.9% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [China announces new duties on US agricultural imports as US tariffs take effect - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8147-china-announces-new-duties-on-us-agricultural-imports-as-us-tariffs-take-effect.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% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-04 | [China announces new duties on US agricultural imports as US tariffs take effect - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8147-china-announces-new-duties-on-us-agricultural-imports-as-us-tariffs-take-effect.md) | +0.1% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-04 | [Australian Agriculture Sector Likely To Get Impacted From The U.S-China Trade Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58043-australian-agriculture-sector-likely-to-get-impacted-from-the-u-s-china-trade.md) | -1.2% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-16 | [China's 'market condition' caveat on U.S. ag purchases adds to trade deal doubts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54944-china-s-market-condition-caveat-on-u-s-ag-purchases-adds-to-trade-deal-doubts.md) | -0.2% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- zaobao.com.sg: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/china/story20261103-9937950

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