October 14, 2025
Trump threatens China cooking oil imports
Market forces already shifted imports 73%, proposal appears aimed at political messaging
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Donald Trump posted on social media on Oct. 14, 2025 that he was considering ending business ties with China 'having to do with Cooking Oil.'
China exported a record 1.27 million metric tons of UCO to the U.S. in 2024, valued at about $1.1 billion, per USDA export data.
U.S. imports of Chinese UCO fell 65% in Jan.–Aug. 2025 to 290,690 metric tons, or about $286.7 million, compared with 2024 totals.
Traders and analysts told reporters that flows had already shifted, so new U.S. restrictions would likely be more symbolic than economically disruptive.
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What was Trump's stated reason for considering termination of cooking oil trade with China?
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China imports more than half of all US soybean exports. US soybean exports represented what dollar value in 2024?
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Trump claimed the US can easily produce cooking oil domestically and doesn't need Chinese imports. True or false: The US became a net importer of used cooking oil by early 2022.
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True or false: Trump's October 14, 2025 cooking oil threat came hours after he and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer had expressed confidence that US-China friction would ease.
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True or false: The US has a long history as a top export market for Chinese used cooking oil dating back decades.
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