# China and US hold first Board of Trade meeting

> The China-US trade council held its first formal meeting on 13 November 2026, a mechanism the two leaders agreed to at their May summit in Beijing. Each side had drawn up a list of non-sensitive goods worth up to US$30 billion that could qualify for tariff reductions, with China's list focused on agricultural products including corn, sorghum, dairy, beef and vegetables. The US Trade Representative said the talks aim to advance a fair and balanced trading relationship.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T06:10:45.164Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99047-china-and-us-hold-first-board-of-trade-meeting
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

If China cuts tariffs on US corn and sorghum, it would lift export demand for those grains and support US prices. The outcome remains uncertain until the goods lists are finalised and implemented.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-09-28 | [US-China trade: soybeans, corn and cars surge, but Beijing still not close to meeting demands of deal \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50984-us-china-trade-soybeans-corn-and-cars-surge-but-beijing-still-not-close-to.md) | +3.1% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2018-05-21 | [Trade truce with China could boost US beef, soybeans and other agriculture products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64915-trade-truce-with-china-could-boost-us-beef-soybeans-and-other-agriculture.md) | +0.4% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2025-10-27 | [Wheat Prices Rise As US-China Trade Hopes Lift Markets - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5432-wheat-prices-rise-as-us-china-trade-hopes-lift-markets-finimize.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2021-03-22 | [China buying boatloads of U.S. corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47968-china-buying-boatloads-of-u-s-corn.md) | +10.7% | +12.5% |
| CORN | 2019-03-04 | [U.S. and China Near a Trade Deal to Drop Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59969-u-s-and-china-near-a-trade-deal-to-drop-tariffs.md) | -2.2% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- zaobao.com.sg: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/en/news/china/china-and-us-hold-first-board-trade-meeting

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