# U.S. grains: Soybeans set 15-month high on U.S.-China trade deal hopes - Grainews

> Chicago soybean futures reached a 15-month high above $11 a bushel on optimism for a US-China trade deal ahead of a leaders' meeting. Corn and wheat also rose but closed below session highs as farmers sold into the rally.

- Date: 2025-10-29 · published 2025-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US-China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22451-u-s-grains-soybeans-set-15-month-high-on-u-s-china-trade-deal-hopes-grainews
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of Chinese purchases lift soybean prices, and corn and wheat follow in sympathy. The rally may fade if the meeting does not deliver concrete purchase commitments.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-10-27 | [U.S. grains: Soy hits four-month high on hopes for China trade deal - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22452-u-s-grains-soy-hits-four-month-high-on-hopes-for-china-trade-deal-manitoba-co.md) | +5.6% | +8.0% |
| SOY | 2025-05-12 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-month high on US-China trade deal, USDA report - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9508-u-s-grains-soybeans-hit-three-month-high-on-us-china-trade-deal-usda-report.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2026-02-04 | [U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans jump to two-month high on Trump comments - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20639-u-s-grains-chicago-soybeans-jump-to-two-month-high-on-trump-comments-grainews.md) | +5.3% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2019-08-14 | [Soybean prices rise on U.S.-China trade hopes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11472-soybean-prices-rise-on-u-s-china-trade-hopes-financial-post.md) | -1.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-04-04 | [U.S. grains: Trade hopes spur gains in soy futures - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59635-u-s-grains-trade-hopes-spur-gains-in-soy-futures-grainews.md) | +0.4% | -7.6% |
| CORN | 2025-10-27 | [U.S. grains: Soy hits four-month high on hopes for China trade deal - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22452-u-s-grains-soy-hits-four-month-high-on-hopes-for-china-trade-deal-manitoba-co.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2025-05-12 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-month high on US-China trade deal, USDA report - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9508-u-s-grains-soybeans-hit-three-month-high-on-us-china-trade-deal-usda-report.md) | +0.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2019-04-04 | [U.S. grains: Trade hopes spur gains in soy futures - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59635-u-s-grains-trade-hopes-spur-gains-in-soy-futures-grainews.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/u-s-grains-soybeans-set-15-month-high-on-u-s-china-trade-deal-hopes/

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