Prices surge on expectation that Beijing will resume crop purchases

Soybeans are loaded into a truck from a transfer hopper during harvest season in Deerfield, Ohio, in October 2021. © Reuters
TAKESHI KUMON
November 1, 2025 01:45 JST
TOKYO — International soybean prices surged with Thursday’s U.S.-China summit, driven by expectations that Beijing would resume purchases of American-grown legumes.