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Brief May 12, 2026 · 3:30 pm ET Source: Bloomberg Politics

Soybean Farmers Seek China Purchase Commitments Before Planting Window Closes

American soybean farmers are pressing for concrete purchase commitments from China as Trump travels to Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping, with fields already being planted amid unresolved demand from their largest export market, according to Bloomberg Politics. The uncertainty repeats a pattern farmers have faced across multiple rounds of U.S.-China trade negotiations, with soybeans historically representing one of the largest single U.S. agricultural exports to China.

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