Claim: China is not buying soybeans from the United States because of President Biden
Veracity: FALSE
Reality: China's purchases of American-grown soybeans were halted in May of 2025 as part of China's boycott protesting US soybean tariffs enacted under the Trump administration. In 2024 under President Biden, China purchased $12.6 billion worth of soybeans from the United States. Since May of 2025, China has not made any purchases of US soybeans and has instead shifted their soybean purchases primarily to South America.
Liars:- Scott Bessent: "At the meeting in Geneva when I asked [China], 'Why didn't you continue buying soybeans and the other products' they had one word, and guess what it was? Biden." (2025-10-02)
- https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/01/wisconsin-soybean-farmers-hit-hard-by-china-soybean-boycott-over-trump-tariffs/86435503007/
- https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/30/ohio-family-farmers-describe-life-under-trump-tariffs-were-in-a-hell-of-a-mess-here/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/china-tariffs-leave-soybean-farmers-struggling/
- https://www.wkyt.com/2025/10/01/central-ky-soybean-farmers-feel-impact-chinas-retaliatory-tariffs/