# U.S. grains: Soy slumps on improved crop rating - Grainews

> U.S. soybean futures fell on Tuesday as USDA raised the soybean good-to-excellent rating two points to 55 percent, above estimates of 54 percent. Corn and wheat also moved slightly, and traders noted a lack of progress in US-China trade talks.

- Date: 2019-08-27 · published 2019-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57605-u-s-grains-soy-slumps-on-improved-crop-rating-grainews
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Better crop ratings raise expectations for a larger U.S. soybean harvest, which pressures prices. Continued trade stalemate with China keeps export demand uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-08-01 | [Soybeans sell off on improved ratings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12259-soybeans-sell-off-on-improved-ratings.md) | -3.5% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2025-08-26 | [Soybeans fall for 2nd session on improved US rating — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23363-soybeans-fall-for-2nd-session-on-improved-us-rating-tradingview-news.md) | +0.0% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2023-09-15 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans down on positioning, crush pace - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7184-u-s-grains-soybeans-down-on-positioning-crush-pace-agcanada.md) | -3.7% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2026-10-26 | [Improved US, South American Crop Outlook Weighs on Soybean Prices \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17150-improved-us-south-american-crop-outlook-weighs-on-soybean-prices-cz-app.md) | -1.5% | — |
| SOY | 2024-08-12 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to four-year low on record U.S. crop estimate - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10466-u-s-grains-soybeans-fall-to-four-year-low-on-record-u-s-crop-estimate-manitoba.md) | -8.7% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-08-01 | [Soybeans sell off on improved ratings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12259-soybeans-sell-off-on-improved-ratings.md) | +0.4% | -8.1% |
| CORN | 2025-08-26 | [Soybeans fall for 2nd session on improved US rating — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23363-soybeans-fall-for-2nd-session-on-improved-us-rating-tradingview-news.md) | +2.1% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2019-02-01 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soy end lower on technical selling - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60632-u-s-grains-corn-soy-end-lower-on-technical-selling-grainews.md) | -0.3% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/u-s-grains-soy-slumps-on-improved-crop-rating/

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