US-China RelationsChina Purchases Record Amounts of US Farm Goods, Likely Due to Food Shortages: CommentatorSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintHarvested corn is seen after it was taken from a field at the Hansen Family Farms in Baxter, Iowa, on Oct. 12, 2019. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesNicole Hao7/16/2020|Updated: 7/16/2020China on July 14 booked its biggest single-day U.S. corn purchase on record.It also bought 129,000 metric tons of soybeans.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.