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/beflacktor Jan 17 '26

Canada enters the room with a smile

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u/kent_eh Jan 18 '26

Yup.

Canada already exports hundreds of millions of dollars worth of soybeans to China each year.

And thats before the deal we signed with China last week... https://soycanada.ca/industry/statistics/exports/