U.S. Soybean Futures Hit Seven-Week Low as Chinese Buyers Return

Enna Lee

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U.S. Soybean Futures Hit Seven-Week Low as Chinese Buyers Return

State-owned Chinese buyers secured eight to 10 U.S. soybean cargoes in the week of Oct. 14, their first such purchases after the September meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents.

By Enna Lee

Published Oct 16, 2026, 3:09 AM EDT

Soybeans feed into steel rollers at a processing plant / TokenPost.ai

U.S. soybean futures fell to a seven-week low Thursday, even with Chinese trading firms returning to U.S. purchases.

State-owned Chinese buyers secured eight to 10 U.S. soybean cargoes during the week beginning Oct. 14. The deals marked the firms’ return to U.S. soybean buying after the September meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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