# Chinese soybean buyers shy away from Brazilian cargoes as prices jump: traders

> Brazilian soybean prices rose to $400/t C&F China from $380 a week earlier, driven by expected Chinese buying due to the escalating trade conflict. Chinese buyers are reportedly shying away from the higher-priced cargoes.

- Date: 2019-08-08 · published 2019-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57610-chinese-soybean-buyers-shy-away-from-brazilian-cargoes-as-prices-jump-traders
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Brazilian soybean prices raise feed input costs for buyers, while resistance from Chinese importers could cap the near-term rally.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-07-17 | [China to buy more Brazilian soybeans for Q4 as U.S. crop suffers - traders \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14826-china-to-buy-more-brazilian-soybeans-for-q4-as-u-s-crop-suffers-traders-reuters.md) | +0.4% | -6.3% |
| SOY | 2026-01-12 | [China Buys at Least 10 Cargoes of U.S. Soybeans for April-May Shipment, Traders Say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14612-china-buys-at-least-10-cargoes-of-u-s-soybeans-for-april-may-shipment-traders.md) | +0.9% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2020-06-17 | [Chinese state companies buy US soybeans as Brazilian stock dissipates: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52672-chinese-state-companies-buy-us-soybeans-as-brazilian-stock-dissipates-sources.md) | +0.9% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-06-01 | [China buys at least three cargoes U.S. soybeans for Oct or Nov shipment: traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52674-china-buys-at-least-three-cargoes-u-s-soybeans-for-oct-or-nov-shipment-traders.md) | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2026-08-06 | [China buys at least 10 more cargoes of US soybeans, traders say \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14558-china-buys-at-least-10-more-cargoes-of-us-soybeans-traders-say-south-china.md) | +1.2% | +13.0% |
| SBM | 2025-08-11 | [US soybean prices jump after Trump urges China to quadruple orders \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12446-us-soybean-prices-jump-after-trump-urges-china-to-quadruple-orders-reuters.md) | +2.9% | +2.4% |
| SBM | 2022-11-15 | [China mulls importing soybean meal from Brazil as supply shortage bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38746-china-mulls-importing-soybean-meal-from-brazil-as-supply-shortage-bites.md) | +0.1% | +9.8% |
| SBM | 2026-08-03 | [EXCLUSIVE: Chinese state traders make large US soybean purchases \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14553-exclusive-chinese-state-traders-make-large-us-soybean-purchases-reuters.md) | -0.8% | +8.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-soybeans-brazil/chinese-soybean-buyers-shy-away-from-brazilian-cargoes-as-prices-jump-traders-idUSKCN1UY0TZ/

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