
American soybeans stranded on ships off China's coast are being unloaded again as Chinese customs allow importers to post bank letters of guarantee instead of cash for the 30% retaliatory tariff deposit. Up to 2 million tonnes had been backed up at ports.
Trump said a trade deal with Xi Jinping was near completion.
Easing the port logjam and deposit requirement improves U.S. soybean flows into China, supporting U.S. soybean and meal prices while the phase-one deal remains unsigned.
After 696 past bullish trade events, SOY moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.9%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 342 past bullish trade events, SBM moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.1% to +2.6%), and +0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.