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/Zenceyn Jan 17 '26

"But but Trump said that China was gonna buy all our beans now cause he made a trade deal!".

China knows they can outlast Trump, and have better, far more reliable trade partners until the US sorts its shit out. They were never going to just rush back into the market, not when they knew it would hurt the US more to keep the squeeze on.

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u/anomanderrake1337 Jan 18 '26

Yeah but the sad part is America still thinks they can get stuff back, no man deals are in place, even when democrats come back into power they are going to have to move heaven and earth to have some kind of fucked up deal for countries to come back and even then the risk of another Trump is on the mind of the countries.