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US-China tango, Fed cuts & QT end and Dr Copper’s pulse

The drop in Chinese demand cost US farmers - a key pillar of US President Donald Trump’s political base - billions of dollars in lost sales and the deal would represent a return to normalcy in trade with the top US soy importer.
Energy & Commodities

China to buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans this season, Bessent says

The Trump-Xi meeting represents successful crisis management rather than strategic reconciliation, says the writer.
Opinion & Features

Trump-Xi meeting: An economic truce born of mutual pain

Both leaders have praised each other as the meeting opened, with Trump labelling Xi a “very tough negotiator” and “a great leader of a great country”.
International

Trump, Xi meeting ends after around 90 minutes of trade talks

US soybeans, which traded at a steep discount to Brazilian cargoes in recent weeks due to subdued Chinese demand, have strengthened this week.
Global Enterprise

China buys first US soybean cargoes of 2025 ahead of Trump-Xi summit: sources

Soybean grower Ryan Frieders stands in a soy field on his farm in Waterman, Illinois, Aug 27, 2025. Harvested soybeans are not moving to export hubs, and instead going to storage, representatives for the two US soy industry groups said.
Energy & Commodities

No new US soy sales to China, nothing being loaded, say US soy groups

“We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution,” US President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
Global Enterprise

Trump threatens to end cooking oil purchases from China

Efforts by the countries to lower trade tensions have led to expectations that China could direct more agriculture purchases to the US as part of a deal with Trump.
Energy & Commodities

Trump says China’s Xi using soy as negotiation tactic ahead of talks

Chinese buyers typically rely on US soybeans between October and February, before the South American harvest arrives. I
Energy & Commodities

China seeks trade edge by shunning US soy in first since 1990s

Appetite for copper has been lifted by both China’s smelter expansion and green demand for the metal.
Energy & Commodities

China’s commodities imports rise as seasonal demand revives

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