# CBOT soybeans fall on South America harvest, tariff worries — TradingView News

> CBOT soybean futures closed lower on February 26 as the South American harvest advanced and a record Brazilian crop was widely forecast. Traders also worried about retaliation to US tariffs on Mexico and China scheduled for March 4, ahead of USDA's outlook conference.

- Date: 2025-02-26 · published 2025-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26108-cbot-soybeans-fall-on-south-america-harvest-tariff-worries-tradingview-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A large Brazilian harvest adds export competition and tariff retaliation risk threatens US soybean and meal demand, both pressuring prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-05-01 | [Soy futures fall to two-week low on worries over US export demand — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24730-soy-futures-fall-to-two-week-low-on-worries-over-us-export-demand-tradingview.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2026-10-28 | [CBOT wheat falls as Russia issues grain vessel permits; soybeans, soyoil follow — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1335-cbot-wheat-falls-as-russia-issues-grain-vessel-permits-soybeans-soyoil-follow.md) | -1.6% | — |
| SOY | 2018-09-24 | [Trade war means much of America's soybean harvest will go unsold - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63065-trade-war-means-much-of-america-s-soybean-harvest-will-go-unsold-upi-com.md) | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2018-04-13 | [China traders, farmers shrug off risk of US soybeans tariff \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65373-china-traders-farmers-shrug-off-risk-of-us-soybeans-tariff-ap-news.md) | -2.2% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [China hikes tariffs on US soybeans, electric cars, fish \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64396-china-hikes-tariffs-on-us-soybeans-electric-cars-fish-ap-news.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SBM | 2018-09-24 | [Trade war means much of America's soybean harvest will go unsold - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63065-trade-war-means-much-of-america-s-soybean-harvest-will-go-unsold-upi-com.md) | -0.2% | +2.4% |
| SBM | 2018-04-13 | [China traders, farmers shrug off risk of US soybeans tariff \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65373-china-traders-farmers-shrug-off-risk-of-us-soybeans-tariff-ap-news.md) | -2.6% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2018-06-16 | [China hikes tariffs on US soybeans, electric cars, fish \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64396-china-hikes-tariffs-on-us-soybeans-electric-cars-fish-ap-news.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L2N3PH0XP:0-cbot-soybeans-fall-on-south-america-harvest-tariff-worries/

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