Trump's aggressive trade policies and resulting fallout have weighed on US farmers, including hitting export markets like China. "The Soybean Farmers of our Country are being hurt because China is, for 'negotiating' reasons only, not buying," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "I'll be meeting with President Xi, of China, in four weeks, and Soybeans will be a major topic of discussion," he added. The American Soybean Association (ASA) has urged Trump to prioritize soybeans in trade talks with Beijing. During Trump's first presidency, retaliatory tariffs on the United States caused more than $27 billion in US agricultural export losses from mid-2018 to late-2019.