China is on track to meet its US soybean target but bought only US$7.2 billion in other US farm goods from January to September, against an annual US$17 billion pledge announced in May. (EPA Images pic)BEIJING: Chinese buying of US farm goods other than soybeans is on track for a seven-year low this year despite an agreement to purchase billions of dollars in imports, a Reuters analysis of customs data showed, underscoring long-running uncertainties about the deal.
In May, the White House said Beijing agreed to buy US$17 billion of US agricultural goods annually from 2026, with this year's target prorated. Those purchases were on top of a commitment made in October last year to buy US soybeans.
