China state buyers purchase up to 13 US soybean cargoes

Hellenic Shipping News, 18 Oct 2026: China state buyers purchase up to 13 US soybean cargoes. This note maps that event onto agricultural commodities & fertilizer supply. Use only figures and dates that appear in the sourced headline. Not a BGK offer.

What to check on the cargo

• Use only figures and dates that appear in the sourced headline. Do not invent an FOB/CFR.

Headlines with dated events or figures

• Hellenic Shipping News, 18 Oct 2026: China state buyers purchase up to 13 US soybean cargoes — Source
• Reuters, 14 Oct 2026: EXCLUSIVE: China buys 8-10 US soybean cargoes in first deals since Trump-Xi summit, sources say — Source

Market context — not the story

Screen	Last	Change	Source	As of
CME corn	473.50 ¢/bu ($4.74/bu)	-1.51%	CBOT via Yahoo Finance	19 Oct 2026
CME SRW wheat	664.00 ¢/bu ($6.64/bu)	-1.37%	CBOT via Yahoo Finance	19 Oct 2026
CME soybeans	1,264.25 ¢/bu ($12.64/bu)	-1.02%	CBOT via Yahoo Finance	19 Oct 2026

These are public exchange or listed-proxy screens, not BGK offer prices. Cite the source before using a number in a negotiation.

How to apply it to a cargo

• CME corn 473.50 ¢/bu ($4.74/bu) (-1.51%); SRW wheat 664.00 ¢/bu ($6.64/bu); soybeans 1,264.25 ¢/bu ($12.64/bu).
• Soybean meal $359.00/st (-3.00%) is a CBOT screen, not a CFR Vietnam or China landed number.
• CF Industries $120.85 and Mosaic $18.82 are nitrogen/phosphate equities, not prilled urea or DAP granule prints.

Map the screen to a real parcel through Agricultural Commodities & Fertilizer Supply and, where freight dominates the landed bill, vessel chartering or cargo logistics.