China is investing billions in Latin America, potentially sidelining US farmers for decades to come

Photo: Harvesting soybeans. Photo credit: USDA via Flickr. Public Domain. Article by Mónica Cordero. Investigate Midwest – December 15, 2025.

Chinese state-backed money is remaking the hemisphere’s ports —from Santos to Chancay — reshaping grain routes to Asia and squeezing U.S. farmers as tariffs deepen the split with Washington.

For decades, U.S. soybeans fed China’s growing demand, binding the two economies together. The share of U.S. soybeans going to China has at times been more than 60% by value, making China America’s most important agricultural customer. […]

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