Reports: China buys several shiploads of U.S. soybeans ahead of Trump trade meeting

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Nebraska Examiner

By: Cami Koons - October 29, 2025 6:54 pm

U.S. soybean farmers and lawmakers said the Chinese purchase of several shiploads of U.S. soybeans indicated a positive step in trade negotiations between the two counties.

Reuters reported Wednesday that COFCO, a Chinese state-owned food processing company, purchased about 180,000 metric tons of soybeans from the U.S.

The reported purchase, which Reuters attributed to “two trade sources” is the first purchase China has made since harvest season began on the latest U.S. soybean crop.

The country has also bought soybeans from Argentina and continues to purchase from Brazil, leaving soybean farmers and farm industry groups concerned they have lost a key international market.


China reportedly purchased several shiploads of U.S. soybeans ahead of a meeting between the countries’ leaders. (Photo courtesy of USDA)


Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/10/29/repub/reports-china-buys-several-shiploads-of-u-s-soybeans-ahead-of-trump-trade-meeting/

[Javaman]

1. several ship loads amounts to a teeny tiny percentage.

this was performance theater

[Miguelito Loveless]

2. Trump will brag he brought China to heel

getting them to buy a fraction of a penny worth of goods for each dollar they used to spend.

[Ray Bruns]

3. Last year China bought 27 million tons of soybeans.

This isn’t even a drop in the bucket. But the MAGA morons Will eat it up.

[BeyondGeography]

4. Only 26.8 million tons to go

Too bad the season’s almost over.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. In 2023, China bought 22,000,000 metric tons of soybeans, more than 100 times this small shipment. . . . nt

[off-the-clock]

6. Wondering exactly whose soybeans were sold

Wasn't a top official self-identified as a soybean farmer? Wondering if he was the big winner

[2na fisherman]

8. Picking winners and losers

So the small soybean producers will go bankrupt while Trump's agribusiness cronies get the sales and continue to monopolize the food industry from farm to table.

[Prairie Gates]

7. Bailout for soybean farmers still nowhere in sight

This isn't going to do it.

[peppertree]

9. "I don't care about you, I just want your vote"

Never let it said the Rotting Pumpkin always lies...

[ananda]

10. That's right. He told the truth that time.

And they probably didn't believe it.

Irony really is dead.

[Bayard]

11. A token

To make farmers think the market will go back to normal, and secure their votes of hopefulness.