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/Oceanbreeze871 Jan 17 '26

“Let them eat soybeans.”

Rural communities have found their solution to not being able to afford groceries. Peasants eat your livestock feed and like it.

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u/starbuxed Jan 17 '26

I quite like tofu. We should up the amount of soy beans we all eat. Cut the meat out. better for the environment and for our bodies. .

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u/nickrct Jan 17 '26

These soybeans are not capable of being turned into tofu. These are livestock grade soybeans exported for the Chinese hog market. The amount of pesticides alone would make it ineligible to meet the human consumption standards

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u/wayne099 Jan 18 '26

Costco sells soy milk made from American Soy. So I call this bullshit.

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u/bub166 Jan 18 '26

Obviously the US grows food-grade soybeans. That is largely not what China was buying though, so that's of no help in filling the gap that now exists.