# China buys soybeans but little else from US farms, on course for a seven-year low

> China bought $7.2 billion of US farm goods other than soybeans from January to September, the lowest for that period since 2019. Analysts say weak Chinese demand and competition make the $17 billion annual purchase pledge hard to reach without state buyers being ordered in.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T06:05:55.324Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79155-china-buys-soybeans-but-little-else-from-us-farms-on-course-for-a-seven-year-low
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese buying of US corn, sorghum and other non-soy goods removes a source of export demand and weighs on those US feed grain prices, while soybeans are on track to meet the commitment.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-02-08 | [US farm exports hit three-year low in 2023 as China slows buying](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14771-us-farm-exports-hit-three-year-low-in-2023-as-china-slows-buying.md) | -1.4% | +1.6% |
| 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 | 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) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-10-01 | [Farmers Rely on Corn for Cash Flow as Soybeans Stuff Storage Space](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62576-farmers-rely-on-corn-for-cash-flow-as-soybeans-stuff-storage-space.md) | +1.2% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2021-03-04 | [ExportPlanning - A record year for US Soybeans - ExportPlanning](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47971-exportplanning-a-record-year-for-us-soybeans-exportplanning.md) | +0.1% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2019-12-13 | [How US-China trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55448-how-us-china-trade-deal-achieved-a-little-but-left-out-a-lot-ap-news.md) | +2.9% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2025-11-05 | [Beijing lifts some tariffs on US farm goods but soybeans stay costly \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14621-beijing-lifts-some-tariffs-on-us-farm-goods-but-soybeans-stay-costly-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- agronewstoday.com: https://agronewstoday.com/article/china-us-farm-purchases-seven-year-low-non-soy

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