Trump threatens to end cooking oil trade with China over soybean dispute
15-Oct-2025.

US President Donald Trump on October 14 said Washington is considering terminating certain trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil.
In a post on Truth Social, the US president said Washington was considering terminating some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil, accusing Beijing of deliberately hurting American farmers.
“I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act,” Trump wrote. “We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution.”