Trump considers cooking oil import cuts in response to China’s soybean rejection

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* U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to escalate the trade war with China in an online post on Tuesday, suggesting his administration might halt business with the country over cooking oil imports.
* “I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. [https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115374202790006886]
* “We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution,” he continued.
* America was China's top destination for used cooking oils (UCOs) in 2024, accounting for about 43% of its exports, the USDA said. While China, the world’s largest buyer of soybeans, recently has sharply cut purchases of U.S. soy in favor of sourcing from Brazil and Argentina amid tariff and trade disputes.
* Trump said this month he hopes to discuss [https://seekingalpha.com/news/4503126-trump-says-china-may-resume-buying-u-s-soybeans-but-farmer-aid-still-on-hold]soybeans with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

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