# Argentina soybean sales speed up as prices rise on China demand, US crop concerns - Markets - Business Recorder

> Argentine soybean sales accelerated after a sharp rally driven by Chinese demand for US beans and concern over the US crop. Traded volume reached 1.03 million tons in the week to September 2, the largest since late July.

- Date: 2026-09-12 · published 2026-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13779-argentina-soybean-sales-speed-up-as-prices-rise-on-china-demand-us-crop
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Firm Chinese buying and a deteriorating US crop support soybean prices, especially ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting that could affect tariffs. Oil strength linked to US-Iran tensions also supports soyoil.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-06-29 | [Argentina soybean sales stall in June - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13915-argentina-soybean-sales-stall-in-june-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.1% | -8.3% |
| SOY | 2020-06-19 | [Yuan firms on report China will speed up US farm purchases - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52828-yuan-firms-on-report-china-will-speed-up-us-farm-purchases-markets-business.md) | -0.4% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2021-01-14 | [China's 2020 soybean imports climb 13% to record as pig sector demand recovers - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49142-china-s-2020-soybean-imports-climb-13-to-record-as-pig-sector-demand-recovers.md) | -2.9% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2020-12-25 | [China's Nov soybean imports from U.S. surge on year after trade deal - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49498-china-s-nov-soybean-imports-from-u-s-surge-on-year-after-trade-deal-markets.md) | +4.2% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2022-08-02 | [Argentina exports $3.2 bn in farm products - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14013-argentina-exports-3-2-bn-in-farm-products-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.6% | -3.7% |
| SBO | 2024-06-29 | [Argentina soybean sales stall in June - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13915-argentina-soybean-sales-stall-in-june-markets-business-recorder.md) | +10.1% | +2.7% |
| SBO | 2025-01-06 | [Palm slips on poor demand from India - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6539-palm-slips-on-poor-demand-from-india-markets-business-recorder.md) | +3.7% | +12.3% |
| SBO | 2021-04-09 | [Palm set for 3% weekly rise on prospects of strong demand, tight supply - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47701-palm-set-for-3-weekly-rise-on-prospects-of-strong-demand-tight-supply-markets.md) | +0.3% | +16.2% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439218

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