# US Soybean exporters face new threats home and abroad | 2020-05-05  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> US soybean exporters face new threats, including President Trump's latest trade threats toward China, COVID-19 impacts on Mexican meatpackers, and port congestion in Vietnam. US Soybean Export Council says demand has remained good, and China is expected to buy heavily under the Phase One deal.

- Date: 2020-05-06 · published 2020-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53222-us-soybean-exporters-face-new-threats-home-and-abroad-2020-05-05-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Phase One purchases by China support US soybean export demand, but trade tension and port congestion could disrupt flows and cap prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-02-25 | [US: China lifts some trade barriers in phase one \| 2020-02-25  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54479-us-china-lifts-some-trade-barriers-in-phase-one-2020-02-25-agri-pulse.md) | +1.9% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2018-05-23 | [US seeks to more than double ag exports in talks with China \| 2018-05-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64911-us-seeks-to-more-than-double-ag-exports-in-talks-with-china-2018-05-23-agri.md) | -0.7% | -13.7% |
| SOY | 2020-12-31 | [China heads to end of 2020 with big imports of US soy, wheat, sorghum and corn \| 2020-12-31  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49499-china-heads-to-end-of-2020-with-big-imports-of-us-soy-wheat-sorghum-and-corn.md) | +4.4% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2020-08-10 | [China soy-buying binge from US continues \| 2020-08-10  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51599-china-soy-buying-binge-from-us-continues-2020-08-10-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +3.8% | +11.4% |
| SOY | 2020-07-22 | [China ramps up US soy purchases on good prices \| 2020-07-22  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52160-china-ramps-up-us-soy-purchases-on-good-prices-2020-07-22-agri-pulse.md) | +0.0% | +1.7% |
| SBM | 2026-01-16 | [China-Canada deal could lift some US feed prices \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21163-china-canada-deal-could-lift-some-us-feed-prices-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +1.2% | +5.4% |
| SBM | 2025-08-21 | [Daybreak Aug. 21: Thune open to emergency farm aid \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23308-daybreak-aug-21-thune-open-to-emergency-farm-aid-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +0.6% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2020-12-02 | [Brazil’s weather woes may offset increased planting \| 2020-12-01  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49476-brazil-s-weather-woes-may-offset-increased-planting-2020-12-01-agri-pulse.md) | -3.0% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/13620-us-soybean-exporters-face-new-threats-home-and-abroad

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