China has resumed purchasing U.S. soybeans, but has yet to reach the goals set in its trade deal with President Donald Trump, an NBC News analysis shows.
China used to be the biggest buyer of U.S. soybeans, but it stopped buying them last spring because of President Trump’s trade war.
The country resumed purchasing soybeans in October after reaching a trade deal with the United States.
Under the deal, China pledged to buy at least 12 million tons of U.S. soybeans in the last two months of 2025.
But China has purchased just 2.85 million tons of soybeans since Oct. 30, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data compiled by NBC News.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently said China plans to purchase 12 million tons of U.S. soybeans by the end of February. The Trump administration has announced that China will purchase at least 25 million tons of soybeans over the next three years.
President Trump on Monday announced $12 billion in aid to U.S. farmers affected by the trade war. President Trump said the aid would come from U.S. tariff revenue.
