Trump says China committed to buying 12 million metric tons of soybeans in 2025. But that’s less than half of what they bought in 2024.

Marketplace checks in with some American producers and Chinese buyers at a recent trade show in Shanghai.

If U.S. products get too expensive in China, American farmers are worried about losing a key market for things like chicken feet that people in many other countries don’t eat but are hugely popular in China.

Food exports are doing well, but imports are up. The strong dollar is part of the equation.