# After the Bell | Limit down day in soybeans - Pro Farmer

> May soybeans fell the daily 70-cent limit to a more-than-two-week low on March 16, and May soyoil dropped the 350-point limit. Corn and wheat also declined, while cotton rose to a 4.5-month high on US-China talks in Paris.

- Date: 2026-03-16 · published 2026-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4717-after-the-bell-limit-down-day-in-soybeans-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Spillover from the soybean and soyoil limit-down moves pushed corn and wheat lower. Expanded price limits on Tuesday signal continued volatility for the soy complex.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2026-03-19 | 5 | -5.7% | -2.8 | May soyoil fell the 350-point daily limit on March 16, the main downside shock inside the 5-day window ending March 19. |
| SOY | 2026-03-15 | 1 | -4.6% | -5.9 | Confirms the limit-down day in soybeans and soyoil on March 16, which accounts for the size of the one-day drop. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans limit down after Trump threatens to delay China summit - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4716-soybeans-limit-down-after-trump-threatens-to-delay-china-summit-pro-farmer.md) | -4.1% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2018-05-04 | [Angst in farm belt after reports that China halted buying US soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65058-angst-in-farm-belt-after-reports-that-china-halted-buying-us-soybeans.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans End Limit Down on Fear of China Summit Delay: Will China Buy Corn Instead? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5793-soybeans-end-limit-down-on-fear-of-china-summit-delay-will-china-buy-corn.md) | -4.1% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2023-05-17 | [Another down day for soybeans, corn, wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5017-another-down-day-for-soybeans-corn-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.0% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2026-04-20 | [Evening Report \| China pencils in soybean-import slash - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14587-evening-report-china-pencils-in-soybean-import-slash-pro-farmer.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans limit down after Trump threatens to delay China summit - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4716-soybeans-limit-down-after-trump-threatens-to-delay-china-summit-pro-farmer.md) | +1.2% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2021-06-21 | [After the Bell \| June 21, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7747-after-the-bell-june-21-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -5.5% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2023-05-17 | [Another down day for soybeans, corn, wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5017-another-down-day-for-soybeans-corn-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.3% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/after-bell/after-bell-limit-down-day-soybeans

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