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Rabobank expects a high likelihood of renewed US-China trade war escalation under Trump's second term, with China likely to retaliate against soybeans and grains. Rabobank says China's impact may be smaller than in 2018-2019 due to state reserves, more Brazilian imports and lower-protein feed formulas.
A renewed trade war could cut US farmgate soybean prices by $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel and reduce acreage by up to 5 million acres.
Expected retaliation against US soybeans would reduce export demand and lower farmgate prices. Rabobank's forecast of possible small-batch purchases as goodwill gestures suggests a partial offset.
rabobank.comLief Chiang Senior AnalystJan 6, 2025After 803 past bearish trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.7%), and +0.9% over 20.
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.
