# Bessent Touts China Dialogue, Highlights Farm Trade Ahead of Trump Visit

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighted ongoing dialogue with China and the role of farm trade ahead of an upcoming visit by President Trump. The article gives few specific figures or new commitments.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:14:33.055Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94439-bessent-touts-china-dialogue-highlights-farm-trade-ahead-of-trump-visit
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Signals of continued US-China engagement on farm purchases can support sentiment for US grain and oilseed exports, but without concrete new volumes the price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-09-07 | [Ahead of Xi's US visit, China's soybean crushers face high costs, weak margins \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17463-ahead-of-xi-s-us-visit-china-s-soybean-crushers-face-high-costs-weak-margins.md) | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2025-08-28 | [What Role Do Farm Products Have in U.S.-China Trade Deal?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14641-what-role-do-farm-products-have-in-u-s-china-trade-deal.md) | -1.5% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2025-10-30 | [China vows to boost US farm trade but leaves details unclear \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14626-china-vows-to-boost-us-farm-trade-but-leaves-details-unclear-reuters.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2019-11-14 | [Trade talks hit bump as China resists US demands on agricultural purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55910-trade-talks-hit-bump-as-china-resists-us-demands-on-agricultural-purchases.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2019-10-28 | [The fine print of Trump's China tariff deal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56429-the-fine-print-of-trump-s-china-tariff-deal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- agbull.com: https://www.agbull.com/bessent-touts-china-dialogue-highlights-farm-trade-ahead-of-trump-visit/

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