# Chicago soybeans fall - Markets - Business Recorder

> Chicago soybeans fell about 2.6% after nearing two-year highs the previous week, as a possible delay in the Trump-Xi meeting dampened hopes of more US soybean sales to China. Wheat and corn also declined in sympathy.

- Date: 2026-03-17 · published 2026-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5794-chicago-soybeans-fall-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced expectations of Chinese buying remove a key support for soybeans and spill over into weaker grain prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-09-07 | [China's August soybean imports fall on flat demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45066-china-s-august-soybean-imports-fall-on-flat-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.8% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-01 | [Chicago soybeans slip as traders monitor China buying; wheat, corn also down - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21547-chicago-soybeans-slip-as-traders-monitor-china-buying-wheat-corn-also-down.md) | -2.9% | -7.8% |
| SOY | 2025-09-28 | [Soy futures slightly up - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22898-soy-futures-slightly-up-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2022-09-20 | [China’s soybean imports from Brazil plunge in August - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14901-china-s-soybean-imports-from-brazil-plunge-in-august-markets-business-recorder.md) | -3.4% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2021-06-21 | [China's May soybean imports from Brazil surge 82% vs April - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46428-china-s-may-soybean-imports-from-brazil-surge-82-vs-april-markets-business.md) | -4.7% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-01 | [Chicago soybeans slip as traders monitor China buying; wheat, corn also down - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21547-chicago-soybeans-slip-as-traders-monitor-china-buying-wheat-corn-also-down.md) | +1.9% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-12 | [Soybeans hit two-week high as soymeal jumps - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11663-soybeans-hit-two-week-high-as-soymeal-jumps-markets-business-recorder.md) | +3.6% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-31 | [EU wheat declines - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34620-eu-wheat-declines-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.3% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40411905

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