White House announces China will buy up to $17B in US agriculture products, after Beijing summit

China renewed expired listings of more than 400 U.S. beef facilities and added new listings, and the country has agreed to work with U.S. regulators to lift all suspensions.

By Kevin Killough

Published: May 18, 2026 9:49am

Among the outcomes of President Donald Trump's meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping last week was commitments from China to purchase as much as $17 billion in U.S. agriculture products through 2028, according to the White House.

The White House said Sunday in a fact sheet detailing the agreements that China renewed expired listings of more than 400 U.S. beef facilities and added new listings, and the country has agreed to work with U.S. regulators to lift all suspensions.

China also resumed imports of poultry from states that the USDA has determined to be free of avian influenza.

These agreements would add to soybean commitments that Trump and Xi previously reached during a broader trade truce negotiated during their October 2025 summit in Busan, South Korea, Politico reported. In that agreement, China committed to purchasing 25 million metric tons of soybeans through 2028.