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Soybeans and other grains sold off sharply in the week of March 16, 2026, with front-month soybean futures locking limit down by 70 cents. Funds held large net long positions in corn and soybeans, and the selloff followed crude's drop and rumors that a Trump-Xi meeting could be in question.
Heavy fund liquidation from crowded long positions pressures grain and oilseed prices, and uncertainty over US-China trade talks adds downside risk to soybean demand.
agweek.comAllison ThompsonMar 20, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Weekly recap ties the selloff to crude's drop, fund long liquidation and doubts over a Trump-Xi meeting, all of which weighed on soyoil.
