# Terrain | Policies at Home and Abroad Will Shape 2025 for Soybeans

> Soybean futures for January 2025 fell about 30% year over year to $9.95 per bushel on global oversupply and flat demand. Brazil is set for a record crop, and China's imports from the US have fallen, with possible tariffs cited as a risk.

- Date: 2024-12-19 · published 2024-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15161-terrain-policies-at-home-and-abroad-will-shape-2025-for-soybeans
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Large Brazilian supply and weak Chinese demand point to continued pressure on soybean and meal prices unless weather disrupts Brazil or biofuel policy lifts demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- terrainag.com: https://www.terrainag.com/insights/policies-at-home-and-abroad-will-shape-2025-for-soybeans/

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