# Trade war: China buys US soybeans after fresh round of tariff waivers, but will it be the last for some time? | South China Morning Post

> Chinese importers bought at least two cargoes of U.S. soybeans, about 120,000 tonnes, after a new round of tariff-free quotas, with traders reporting up to 400,000 tonnes booked. These are the first purchases since the interim deal was announced. Traders warn they may be China's last large U.S. buys before Brazilian soybeans arrive next month.

- Date: 2019-12-19 · published 2019-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55445-trade-war-china-buys-us-soybeans-after-fresh-round-of-tariff-waivers-but-will
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Fresh tariff-free buying supports U.S. soybean prices near term, but expected Brazilian supply in January could cap demand for U.S. beans.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-08-06 | [China buys at least 10 more cargoes of US soybeans, traders say \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14558-china-buys-at-least-10-more-cargoes-of-us-soybeans-traders-say-south-china.md) | +1.2% | +13.0% |
| SOY | 2026-07-31 | [Chinese buyers acquire US soybeans for October-November, traders say \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14561-chinese-buyers-acquire-us-soybeans-for-october-november-traders-say-south-china.md) | -1.7% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2022-04-25 | [China trade: imports of US soybeans rise as Ukraine war, South America drought limit sources \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14940-china-trade-imports-of-us-soybeans-rise-as-ukraine-war-south-america-drought.md) | -0.5% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2020-09-28 | [US-China trade: soybeans, corn and cars surge, but Beijing still not close to meeting demands of deal \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50984-us-china-trade-soybeans-corn-and-cars-surge-but-beijing-still-not-close-to.md) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2019-09-23 | [China buys about 10 cargoes of U.S. soybeans after trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56922-china-buys-about-10-cargoes-of-u-s-soybeans-after-trade-talks.md) | +0.0% | +5.8% |
| SBM | 2022-04-25 | [China trade: imports of US soybeans rise as Ukraine war, South America drought limit sources \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14940-china-trade-imports-of-us-soybeans-rise-as-ukraine-war-south-america-drought.md) | -3.8% | -7.5% |
| SBM | 2018-03-02 | [China could target US soybeans in a trade dispute, but Beijing is holding off for now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65867-china-could-target-us-soybeans-in-a-trade-dispute-but-beijing-is-holding-off.md) | -3.4% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2020-05-27 | [China facing soybean dilemma as it tries to balance phase one trade deal with self-reliance \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52988-china-facing-soybean-dilemma-as-it-tries-to-balance-phase-one-trade-deal-with.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- scmp.com: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3042720/trade-war-china-buys-us-soybeans-after-fresh-round-tariff

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