{
  "id": 10551902,
  "title": "‘Missed opportunity’: US soybean farmers question exclusion from China tariff cuts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/missed-opportunity-us-soybean-farmers-question-exclusion-from-china",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T22:48:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3369119/missed-opportunity-us-soybean-farmers-question-exclusion-china-tariff-cuts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US soybean farmers have criticized China's decision to exclude US soybeans from its list of agricultural products benefiting from tariff reductions, describing it as a \"missed opportunity.\" This exclusion comes despite Beijing's significant purchases of US soybeans in the lead-up to the recent China-US trade summit, where both sides agreed to reduce tariffs on a range of US agricultural products. The American Soybean Association, representing over 500,000 growers, expressed disappointment over the decision, arguing that China's 10% retaliatory tariff on US soybeans still hinders access for private Chinese importers. China's Ministry of Commerce announced that 77 categories of Chinese imports into the US and 1,619 US imports into China would benefit from tariff reductions, but soybeans remain excluded. The exclusion has been seen as a deliberate decision, as China has already committed to purchasing 12 million metric tonnes of US soybeans in the 2025 season and 25 million metric tonnes in 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "China flaunts purchasing power with soybean buys ahead of US midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/china-flaunts-purchasing-power-with-soybean-buys-ahead-of-us-midterms",
        "published": "2026-09-28T19:26:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "‘Missed opportunity’: US soybean farmers question exclusion from China tariff cuts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/missed-opportunity-us-soybean-farmers-question-exclusion-from-china-10552921",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:48:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "China, US pledge tariff cuts on $60 bil. of goods including agriculture, toys, toasters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/china-us-pledge-tariff-cuts-on-60-bil-of-goods-including-agriculture",
        "published": "2026-09-29T00:57:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}