On June 23, the Seminar on Advancing a Sustainable and Resilient U.S.-China Soybean Supply Chain was successfully held in Beijing during the 4th China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE). Lin Honghong, Vice Chairperson of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Abigail Nguema, Acting Agricultural Minister-Counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, and Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), attended the event and delivered speeches. They interpreted the value and development paths of China-U.S. soybean cooperation across multiple dimensions, including official collaboration, industrial trade, and sustainable development.
Lin Honghong stated that China-U.S. agricultural cooperation is an important cornerstone of bilateral mutual benefit and win-win results, as soybean trade features strong complementarity that directly benefits the livelihoods of both nations, while a stable and sustainable soybean supply chain serves as an essential guarantee for global food security. The CCPIT will continue to deepen its cooperation with the USSEC in the future, building multi-level economic and trade exchange platforms to help foster a highly resilient and sustainable China-U.S. soybean supply chain.
Abigail Nguema, speaking on behalf of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), stated that agricultural exports are a pillar of the U.S. agricultural economy, with soybeans long ranking first among U.S. agricultural products exported to China. The two countries agreed this May to establish the U.S.-China Board of Trade to coordinate bilateral trade in commodities such as agricultural products, injecting stable confidence into the global market.
Jim Sutter stated that the USSEC has been deeply engaged in the Chinese market for decades, continuously cultivating stable cooperative bonds by leveraging platforms such as the CISCE. U.S. soybeans feature uniform quality and a well-established logistics system, which can effectively lower supply chain costs; furthermore, they have the lowest carbon footprint globally, with 71% holding sustainability certification, helping Chinese enterprises achieve their green and low-carbon goals. Both the U.S. and China possess the full conditions to jointly build a global low-carbon and reliable soybean supply chain, offering vast opportunities for cooperation.
Participating enterprise representatives carried out interactive exchanges on topics such as U.S. soybean standardized cultivation, low-carbon traceability systems, long-term import procurement, feed processing applications, and cross-border logistics security. All participating parties agreed that China-U.S. soybean trade is mutually beneficial, and by relying on the policy dividends unleashed by the heads-of-state meetings and the professional exchange platform of the CISCE, the industries of both countries should continue to deepen pragmatic cooperation, empowering bilateral economic and trade development with a stable, green, and efficient soybean supply chain to jointly safeguard global food security.
Jointly hosted by the USSEC and the Representative Office of CCPIT in the U.S., the event was attended by representatives from Chinese and U.S. agricultural authorities, leaders of the USSEC, and enterprise representatives from domestic and foreign soybean trade and processing supply chains.
