Foreign media: If China purchases an additional 8 million tons of U.S. soybeans, it will face higher costs. Previously, Trump stated that China is considering purchasing 20 million tons of U.S. soybeans this season.
Currently, the price difference between U.S. soybeans and Brazilian soybeans has widened, with the U.S. soybean April shipment quote being about $50 per ton higher than Brazilian goods. If China purchases 8 million tons of U.S. soybeans, it will pay an additional $400 million.
Chinese state grain enterprises have been purchasing about 12 million tons of U.S. soybeans since October 2025, paying nearly $100 million more. Due to a 13% tariff on U.S. soybeans, which is higher than Brazil's 3%, private processing companies prefer to purchase soybeans from Brazil and Argentina, and the processing profit at the Chinese Rizhao processing center has been negative since August 2025.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856303940845704/
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