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A PIIE analysis says the October 2019 US-China truce calls for China to buy up to $50 billion of US farm goods annually within two years, but the deal is not yet signed. The author argues that sales of that scale are unlikely and that China would become almost 40% of US farm export revenue.
Doubts about the feasibility of the purchase pledge temper the bullish case for U.S. soybeans and other farm exports, so price expectations built on the deal carry downside risk.
piie.comJeffrey J. SchottNov 4, 2019After 554 past neutral policy events, SOY moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 439 past neutral policy events, CORN moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.2%), and +1.1% 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.
