10/13/2025 Click Above to Watch the Morning Market Talk Video Soybeans Pause After Trump Softens China Rhetoric On the Grains After holding support at last Friday’s lows, November soybeans and December corn posted modest bounces overnight. SRW wheat futures fell to new lows.Trump Softens Rhetoric on China After saying he was cancelling a planned meeting with China’s Xi Jinping scheduled for late this month in South Korea on Friday and then threatening to impose an additional 100% tariffs on imports from China starting Nov. 1, President Trump took a softer tone on Sunday. Trump posted on Truth Social, “Don’t worry about China, it will all be fine! Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment. He doesn’t want Depression for his country, and neither do I. The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!!” Trump’s softer language signals a rhetorical pivot. Calling the incident a “moment” suggests Xi’s actions were transient, rather than reflective of sustained policy — allowing Trump to criticize without permanently alienating diplomatic possibility. Trump’s “bad moment” line may be a communication tactic: a signal to markets and foreign governments that Washington is pushing hard — but not blindly. It allows for a face-saving pathway back…
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