Thursday, November 13, 2025

China’s purchases of US soybeans stall despite trade truce

INTRO: China's purchases of American soybeans appear to have stalled. That's despite a recent trade truce that signaled thawing relations between the world's two biggest economies.

The pause is fueling uncertainty over whether the biggest consumer of American soybeans will import as much as US President Donald Trump's administration claims to expect. Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong.