China buys more US soybeans, total purchases approach 10 million tons
www.reuters.com

... China's total purchases from the latest U.S. crop were now estimated at 8.5 million to nearly 10 million tons, according to traders and analysts, representing up to 80% of the 12 million metric tons that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China pledged to buy by the end of February.

"There were more U.S. cargoes bought by Sinograin and total purchases are very close to 10 million tons," said one of the traders with direct knowledge of the deals. "We think China will buy a couple of million tons more to meet the target."

On Tuesday morning, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported private sales of 336,000 metric tons of soybeans to China for shipment in the 2025/26 season that ends on August 31, bringing China's total confirmed purchases since October to nearly 6.9 million tons.

In addition, a sizeable share of the roughly 3 million tons in sales confirmed by the USDA to undisclosed buyers is thought to be to China. ...

China's 2025 Soybean Imports Hit Record, Fueled by S. American Purchases
www.agriculture.com

... China imported a record volume of soybeans in 2025, as buyers sharply increased purchases from South America amid fears of supply shortfalls if a trade war with Washington persisted.

The world's biggest buyer of the oilseed imported 111.83 million metric tons in 2025, an increase of 6.5% from a year earlier, according to customs data released on Wednesday.

"Concentrated shipments from major producers, including Brazil and Argentina, drove a sharp rise in imports in the first half, helping lift annual totals to a record high," said Liu Jinlu, an agricultural researcher at Guoyuan Futures.

That resulted from heightened uncertainty over imports after the China-U.S. trade war escalated in the second and third quarters, prompting Chinese buyers to bring forward large-scale purchases of South American soybeans, she added. ...

US lifts sanction on potash from Belarus, threatens tariffs on Canadian fertilizer (December 2025)
www.michiganfarmnews.com

... After more than four years of sanctions, the U.S. is allowing American companies to once again purchase potash from Belarus, which produced around 20% of the world's potash before the sanctions were put in place. ...

So, instead of purchasing potash from a friend and close ally of the United States, Canada...

Now Pres Trump is purchasing our need potash from a Putin-run country?