The American Soybean Association says that since May, China has no longer purchased U.S. soybeans.As U.S. soybeans enter the harvest season, the heart of soy farmers facing huge losses due to soybeans delay is burning.

U.S. media that while this year¡¯s agricultural output was record, farmers may have nowhere to sell.¡° Farmers' loyalty to Trump (administration) is about to be tested ¡±The Financial Times also that U.S. soybeans were full this year, but prices fell, making it difficult for farmers to sustain their livelihoods. Overseas sales of America's number one agricultural export products plummeted, causing a 'devastating' blow to American farmers.¡±

American soybean farmers: backlash from tariff war

American countryside is suffering greatly

At the moment, the American soybeans have entered the harvest season, and the American soybeans farmers are honestly concerned with the tariff war, and the American rural areas are currently in great trouble.

American farmers complain

American farmer Chris Gould: Rural America is suffering tremendously right now. China has always been the number one buyer of our soybeans, and a large part of our soybeans are sold to China. However, when we (the United States) began to disrupt international trade, China began to look for other sources of supply.

China hasn¡¯t bought a single soybean from the United States since May.

Soybeans are crucial to U.S. agriculture and agricultural exports. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, soybeans will top U.S. agricultural exports in 2024 with exports of $24.58 billion, accounting for 14% of total agricultural exports.

The American soybeans.

China was previously the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans, purchasing soybeans worth $126 billion in 2024, accounting for more than half of U.S. total soybeans exports.¡£US media said that Since May 2025, China has not purchased a single soybean from the United States.

U.S. beef farmers say they can hardly sell soybeans

us soybean farmersThis is very frustrating, We do everything we can to grow good crops to meet global demand, but we can hardly sell them.

Government shutdown, agricultural subsidy plan postponed

Soybean prices plummet as soybean farmers sell equipment to make ends meet

According to US media reports, the White House had planned to launch an agricultural subsidy program this week, allocating US$12 billion to US$13 billion to help farmers whose livelihoods have been affected by the tariff war. But due to government shutdowns, the subsidy was postponed, and the plan would not be launched in the short term.¡£

American farmers are in trouble.

us soybean farmers£º I'm facing the worst situation I've ever had.

As soybean prices tumbled, U.S. bean farmers are doing everything they can to maintain their livelihoods and even intend to sell equipment.¡£Joel Tractor Company of Iowa has increased the number of agricultural machinery waiting for auction this year by 30%.

American media reporter: If neither side gives in and China does not purchase soybeans at all, where will the soybeans harvested this year be sold?

Grant Gardner, a grain cultivation expert at the University of Kentucky, said the United States would face a difficult situation when soybean products were delayed.

U.S. soybean harvest season arrives

Trump has failed to find a buyer.

Brazil's soybean exports hit record high

According to the Hong Kong South China Morning Post, in addition to China, the main buyers of U.S. soybeans include Mexico, the European Union, Japan and Indonesia. The U.S. is urging countries in Africa and Asia to increase purchases, and Trump¡¯s team is even pushing to markets like India.¡£But These new market expansion actions are difficult to fill the vacancy in the Chinese market.

In a statement released in September, President of the American Soybean Association, Lagrange, called on the Trump administration to ¡°prioritize ensuring an immediate soybean deal with China.¡±

While the White House fights tariffs on farmers¡¯ interests, other agricultural exporters take advantage of U.S. market shares.

In July 2025. Brazil launches policy to establish exclusive soybean supply chains to encourage farmers to increase export share to China through customized varieties and processesOn September 22, Argentina declared zero export duties on agricultural products such as soybeans and soybeans.

According to the Hong Kong South China Morning Post website on September 30, Argentina¡¯s soybean export orders rose to a seven-year high in September, due to Chinese importers buying millions of tons of soybeans during Argentina¡¯s short-term export tax suspension, with more than half of the recent demand coming from South America.

On the 8th local time, The Brazilian National Association of Cereal Exporters expects the total export of Brazilian soybeans to exceed 100 million tonnes between January and October 2025, reaching 1.02 billion tonnes, exceeding the previous record set for the entire year in 2023.£¬ Brazil's total soybean exports are expected to reach 110 million tons in 2025¡£

American soybean harvest.

According to the Association¡¯s data, China is Brazil¡¯s main export destination for soybeans, as of this year. Brazil exported 79.9% of soybeans to China; in September, 6.5 million tons of soybeans were exported to China, accounting for 93% of total exports that month.

According to reference sources citing foreign media reports on October 3, China and Brazil will join forces to create investment funds for the first time¡£ Bloomberg quoted a statement on the 2nd as saying that Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development and the Export-Import Bank of China agreed to jointly create a fund to invest in energy transition, infrastructure, minerals, agriculture and artificial intelligence. According to the statement, this new investment fund will invest in Brazilian bonds and equity. The National Bank for Economic and Social Development of Brazil and the Export-Import Bank of China have signed relevant documents on the cooperation of new funds.

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