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China’s Ministry of Commerce has made the full implementation of a 60 billion dollar reciprocal tariff reduction package a strict precondition for expanding purchases of U.S. soybeans, corn, and livestock products. This decisive stance puts Washington's annual 17 billion dollar agricultural purchasing pipeline into question while threatening the market share of American exporters amid rising South American competition.

A sudden buying surge by Chinese state traders has absorbed nearly one million tonnes of US soybeans following a sharp weekly price slump. The move highlights how global feed processors are facing shifting ingredient costs driven by strategic buying ahead of key diplomatic meetings.