# Market developments could mean higher feed prices

> An adviser says locking in feed prices may be wise because low U.S. soybean and feed prices may not last. The piece cites China's sharp drop in U.S. soybean imports after tariffs and expects Chinese buying of U.S. soybeans to resume only slowly.

- Date: 2019-09-25 · published 2019-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57194-market-developments-could-mean-higher-feed-prices
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of renewed Chinese demand could support soybean and meal prices, so buyers may want to hedge current lows. The outlook depends on trade-talk progress, which remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-06 | [China’s higher feed corn use could hit barley prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14865-china-s-higher-feed-corn-use-could-hit-barley-prices.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-09-30 | [Fertilizer Prices Steady Amid Global Developments \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5247-fertilizer-prices-steady-amid-global-developments-cz-app.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-10-26 | [Strong demand drives sorghum prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50695-strong-demand-drives-sorghum-prices-higher.md) | +0.3% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [U.S. fertilizer prices surge to decade high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50574-u-s-fertilizer-prices-surge-to-decade-high.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2021-03-18 | [Chinese Imports of Sorghum, Driving U.S. Prices Higher -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48165-chinese-imports-of-sorghum-driving-u-s-prices-higher.md) | +10.8% | +13.2% |
| SOY | 2023-07-26 | [A recovery in China’s sow herd could signify higher soy meal demand say market sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35025-a-recovery-in-china-s-sow-herd-could-signify-higher-soy-meal-demand-say-market.md) | -4.5% | -10.8% |
| SOY | 2019-01-31 | [FED Send US Dollar Sharply Lower But Stock Markets And Gold Price Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61005-fed-send-us-dollar-sharply-lower-but-stock-markets-and-gold-price-higher.md) | +0.1% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2024-05-20 | [US Soybean Prices Higher in Spite of Tariff Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30297-us-soybean-prices-higher-in-spite-of-tariff-concerns.md) | +1.6% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- agupdate.com: https://agupdate.com/midwestmessenger/news/livestock/article_e5d8640c-dfa1-11e9-9575-b31101265348.html

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