Brazil soybean exports to China have been delayed during the peak season after tighter phytosanitary checks. The change is affecting port shipments, freight costs, and short-term trade expectations.

From March 15 to 16, Chinese and U.S. lead officials on economic and trade affairs held a new round of talks in Paris. According to publicly available information, the two sides exchanged views on tariff arrangements, promoting bilateral trade and investment, and maintaining existing consensus, while agricultural procurement remained one of the key topics, involving soybeans, poultry and beef. For industries related to agricultural foreign trade, although no specific implementation details have been released yet, this development once again shows that agricultural trade remains an important part of China-U.S. economic dialogue, and relevant sectors need to closely monitor follow-up policy and market changes.