# Rapeseed: USDA damps export expectations  - Mundus Agri

> Winnipeg rapeseed rose C$1.70 to C$459.50 while Paris rapeseed fell EUR 0.75 to EUR 400. Uncertainty over when China will meet its US soybean purchase commitments and renewed coronavirus infections in China weighed on markets, and USDA chief economist Robert Johansson tempered expectations of Chinese import increases.

- Date: 2020-02-21 · published 2020-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54702-rapeseed-usda-damps-export-expectations-mundus-agri
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Doubts about Chinese purchases of US soybeans limit demand support for soy complex products, while Coceral's estimate of a slightly larger EU rapeseed crop adds supply comfort for European rapeseed meal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-11-29 | [Unexpected Expectations - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27416-unexpected-expectations-agweb.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2025-01-31 | [US agricultural exports/imports threatened by Trump trade actions \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14689-us-agricultural-exports-imports-threatened-by-trump-trade-actions-reuters.md) | +1.6% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2020-06-29 | [Oilseeds daily: phase one deal dismissed as farce - Mundus Agri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52703-oilseeds-daily-phase-one-deal-dismissed-as-farce-mundus-agri.md) | +3.9% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2018-05-07 | [Brazil, other competitors close gaps on U.S. export markets \| 2018-05-07 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65059-brazil-other-competitors-close-gaps-on-u-s-export-markets-2018-05-07-agri-pulse.md) | -3.2% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2024-02-08 | [USDA raises corn, soybean ending stocks in latest WASDE \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31629-usda-raises-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-in-latest-wasde-agri-pulse.md) | -1.6% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- mundus-agri.eu: https://www.mundus-agri.eu/news/rapeseed-usda-damps-export-expectations.n20536.html

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