# China begins limited purchases of U.S. farm goods after Trump-Xi meet | Reuters

> China has begun limited purchases of US farm goods following a Trump-Xi meeting. The article notes China has largely avoided US wheat and soybeans in favour of other supplies after rounds of tit-for-tat tariffs.

- Date: 2025-11-06 · published 2025-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8212-china-begins-limited-purchases-of-u-s-farm-goods-after-trump-xi-meet-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Chinese buying would support US soybean and wheat export demand, but the limited scale of purchases leaves prices vulnerable to disappointment.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-10 | 1 | -3.2% | -3.9 | Limited Chinese purchases of US farm goods, with wheat largely avoided, undercut the demand expectations built into the rally. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-18 | [China Returns to U.S. Soybeans With Major Purchases After Trump-Xi Summit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14543-china-returns-to-u-s-soybeans-with-major-purchases-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | -0.4% | — |
| SOY | 2019-01-01 | [Exclusive: China makes first big U.S. soybean purchase since Trump-Xi truce By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61592-exclusive-china-makes-first-big-u-s-soybean-purchase-since-trump-xi-truce-by.md) | +2.7% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2024-08-18 | [China says has begun purchase of more US farm goods  \| Pulse Kenya](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14729-china-says-has-begun-purchase-of-more-us-farm-goods-pulse-kenya.md) | +1.4% | +7.0% |
| SOY | 2025-10-29 | [EXCLUSIVE: China buys US soybean cargoes ahead of Trump-Xi meet, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14625-exclusive-china-buys-us-soybean-cargoes-ahead-of-trump-xi-meet-sources-say.md) | +2.8% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2026-04-22 | [US hoping for wider farm goods purchases deal from China in Trump’s trip, Greer says \| KELO-AM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14582-us-hoping-for-wider-farm-goods-purchases-deal-from-china-in-trump-s-trip-greer.md) | -0.1% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-20 | [China Back in the Market for U.S. Farm Goods After Waivers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54480-china-back-in-the-market-for-u-s-farm-goods-after-waivers-financial-post.md) | -1.5% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-12 | [Xi-Trump Summit May Yield Farm Deal, But China Has Limited Soybean Appetite - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19300-xi-trump-summit-may-yield-farm-deal-but-china-has-limited-soybean-appetite-agweb.md) | -0.0% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-24 | [China makes largest U.S. grain purchases since start of trade war - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54008-china-makes-largest-u-s-grain-purchases-since-start-of-trade-war-upi-com.md) | +3.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-buys-two-cargoes-us-wheat-after-leaders-meeting-traders-say-2025-11-06/

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