# China's purchases of non-soybean US farm goods fall to seven-year low, widening gap with commitments

> China's imports of US farm products other than soybeans, including meat, sorghum and corn, are on track for their lowest level in seven years, with about $7.2 billion bought from January to September. Soybean purchases have risen but reached only about half of the 25-million-ton annual target. A bilateral agricultural working group meeting produced no concrete results.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T21:11:39.626Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80512-china-s-purchases-of-non-soybean-us-farm-goods-fall-to-seven-year-low-widening
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese buying of US sorghum and corn reduces export demand for US feed grains and adds pressure on prices. The shortfall on soybeans leaves the trade pledge uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2021-07-19 | [US revives WTO grain import quota case as China lags behind in commitments to buy American farm goods \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45922-us-revives-wto-grain-import-quota-case-as-china-lags-behind-in-commitments-to.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2025-06-02 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to seven-week low; corn eases, wheat climbs - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10946-u-s-grains-soybeans-fall-to-seven-week-low-corn-eases-wheat-climbs-grainews.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| 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 | 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

- news.tvbs.com.tw: https://news.tvbs.com.tw/world/4045969

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