Soybeans in the Green. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025

and soybean futures finished early trading mixed, with soybean futures boosted by news China has agreed to make substantial purchases of U.S. soybeans over the next several years,” said The Brock Report of the overnight session. “Soybean futures spent most of the early session lower in what can only be described as a ‘buy the rumor, sell the fact’ reaction to the meeting between President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping, as traders were disappointed with an initial lack of details, although President Trump said China had agreed to buy ‘tremendous’ volumes of U.S. soybeans. “However, soybean prices rallied strongly after 6:20 a.m. CT, as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China had agreed to buy 12 million metric tons (about 441 million bushels) of U.S. soybeans during the current season and a minimum of 25 million metric tons (nearly 919 million bushels) for the next three years. Bessent also said other countries in Southeast Asia have agreed to buy another 19 ...