Trump: China declining to buy U.S. soybeans for ‘negotiating’ reasons

China has declined to purchase U.S. soybeans this year to bolster its negotiating position with the U.S., President Trump charged on Wednesday. The U.S. soybean industry has been raising alarms over China’s refusal to purchase U.S. imports in 2025, rising competition from South America as well as falling commodity prices and rising input costs. “The Soybean Farmers of our Country are being hurt because China is, for ‘negotiating’ reasons only, not buying.” Trump wrote in an Oct. 1 post to...