CropLife Retail Week: China Buys U.S. Soybeans and Smart Tech Survey Results

Eric SfiligojLara Sowinski By Eric Sfiligoj | Lara Sowinski|October 31, 2025

China quietly resumed purchases of U.S. soybeans while a major supplier consolidation takes shape. We also break down our Smart Tech survey: Interoperability tops the pain points.

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Sfiligoj is the Editor for both CropLife and CropLife IRON magazines. He travels regularly to cover industry events and has been dedicated to the ag retail industry since he joined the staff in 2000. See all author stories here.

Lara Sowinski is an editorial strategist and freelance contributor to CropLife. She can be reached at LinkedIn.com/in/lara-l-sowinski/. See all author stories here.

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