China cuts tariffs on US farm goods, excluding soybeans
Reciprocal tariff reductions include sorghum, meat, and dairy, but soybeans remain subject to a 10% duty.
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China cuts tariffs on US farm goods, excluding soybeans
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What this story says
- China will reduce tariffs on a broad range of US agricultural products, including sorghum, vegetable oils, meat, and dairy.
- These tariff reductions are part of a $60 billion reciprocal tariff reduction package between the US and China.
- Soybeans, a major US agricultural export, have been excluded from the tariff reductions and will continue to face an additional 10% tariff.
- Chinese state-owned companies have purchased over 12 million tons of US soybeans.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 8 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
40/100
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
China is set to reduce tariffs on a wide array of United States agricultural products, encompassing items such as sorghum, vegetable oils and meals, meat, and dairy. These reductions are part of a $60 billion reciprocal tariff reduction package agreed upon by both nations. However, soybeans, a significant US agricultural export, have been excluded from this list and will continue to be subject to an additional 10% tariff.
The tariff reductions were announced following a summit between the leaders of China and the United States. The Ministry of Commerce of China and the White House jointly released the list of products eligible for tariff cuts. More than 90% of the affected products will be subject to most-favoured-nation tariff rates rather than the additional tariffs previously imposed.
Disagreement on timing of tariff reductions
CNN Brasil reported that the announcement did not specify when the tariff reductions would take effect. None of the other reports addressed the timing of these reductions.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention the specific figure of over 12 million tons of US soybeans purchased by Chinese state-owned companies. The centre-rated report did not mention this figure either. No left-rated outlet ran this story.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 28 Sept 2026, 15:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The centre-rated report from The Globe & Mail led with the news that China is set to cut tariffs on a broad range of US agricultural goods, from corn and wheat to meat and dairy. It noted that soybeans, the top import item, were excluded from the tariff-reduction list issued by China's commerce ministry. The report also mentioned that Reuters Chief China Commodities Correspondent Lewis Jackson would examine what is known about Donald Trump's proposed US-China Board of Trade.
Right
4 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports highlighted China's reduction of tariffs on US farm imports while specifically noting the exclusion of soybeans. Yonhap News Agency reported on reciprocal tariff cuts worth 81 trillion won ($60 billion), stating that US soybeans, 'carefully grown by Trump,' were excluded. Clarin's headline focused on the reduction of tariffs on several US agro-industrial products but not soybeans, noting a near $9 drop in Chicago prices. Latestly also reported that China lowered tariffs on US farm imports but kept soybeans subject to an additional 10% duty. Regional Media News's headline stated China would cut tariffs on US farm goods but excluded soybeans.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover China cuts tariffs on US farm goods, excluding soybeans?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is China cuts tariffs on US farm goods, excluding soybeans left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of China cuts tariffs on US farm goods, excluding soybeans biased?
- China cuts tariffs on US farm goods, excluding soybeans is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting China cuts tariffs on US farm goods, excluding soybeans?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered China cuts tariffs on US farm goods, excluding soybeans?
- 8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What agricultural products will see reduced tariffs from China?
- China will reduce tariffs on a broad range of US agricultural products. This includes sorghum, vegetable oils and meals, meat, and dairy products, among others.
- Will soybeans be included in China's tariff reductions?
- No, soybeans have been excluded from China's list of tariff reductions. They will continue to face an additional 10% tariff.
- What is the total value of the reciprocal tariff reductions?
- The tariff reductions are part of a $60 billion reciprocal tariff reduction package between the United States and China.
- Have Chinese companies purchased US soybeans?
- Yes, Chinese state-owned companies have purchased over 12 million tons of US soybeans. This purchase is part of a larger commitment.
Read it at the source
8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2Right
4- U.S. and China Cut Reciprocal Tariffs Worth 81 Trillion Won... U.S. Soybeans, Carefully Grown by Trump, Excluded (Roundup 2) (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency — is 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
- China Will Reduce Tariffs on Several U.S. Agro-Industrial Products, but Not on Soybeans: Almost $9 in Chicago Already Falls (opens Clarin in a new tab)
- China Lowers Tariffs on US Farm Imports, but Keeps Soybeans Subject to Additional 10% Duty (opens Latestly in a new tab)
- China to cut tariffs on US farm goods, but list excludes soybeans - Regional Media News (opens regionalmedianews.com in a new tab)
regionalmedianews.com — is regionalmedianews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
2- Trump Deal With China Sees $60 Million In Tariff Cuts (opens noahreport.com in a new tab)
noahreport.com — is noahreport.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- China Reduces US Agricultural Product Tariffs but Excludes Soybeans (opens CNN Brasil in a new tab)
CNN Brasil — is CNN Brasil biased? Our profile of this outlet
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