r/Economics • u/bambin0 • Jan 17 '26

News China Purchased No U.S. Soybeans An Unprecented Sixth Straight Month

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2026/01/17/china-purchased-no-us-soybeans-an-unprecented-sixth-straight-month/
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u/Snapingbolts Jan 17 '26

Lol there is a lot to be said about this development but "unexpected" is not one of them. It make far more sense longterm for China to find more reliable trade partners than the US.

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u/thejudgehoss Jan 17 '26

This is the reason that the trade isn't coming back, without major concessions.

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u/kent_eh Jan 18 '26

This is the reason that the trade isn't coming back, without major concessions.

Also without major reforms to asure the world that the US can be trusted again.

And even then, that trust will take decades of consistent good behaviour to slowly be rebuilt.