
Chinese commercial crushers bought up to seven U.S. soybean cargoes for December and January shipment, according to two traders. The purchases came even as up to 2 million tonnes of American cargoes waited to offload at Chinese ports, with confusion persisting over extra tariff deposits for U.S. shipments under tariff-free quotas.
Renewed commercial demand for U.S. beans supports U.S. export prices and narrows the discount to South American supply, though port backlogs and tariff payment problems limit how quickly the buying converts into flows.
After 696 past bullish trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.9%), and +0.7% over 20.
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