# China's Soybean Crushers In No Rush To Buy From US Despite Beijing Tariff Offer: Sources | ESM Magazine

> Chinese soybean crushers are reportedly unlikely to buy U.S. soybeans in bulk soon despite a state offer to exempt some cargoes from the 25% tariff. Poor crushing margins and doubts about trade relations are cited as reasons.

- Date: 2019-07-24 · published 2019-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57953-china-s-soybean-crushers-in-no-rush-to-buy-from-us-despite-beijing-tariff-offer
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Weak crusher interest limits the demand boost from the tariff exemption offer and keeps pressure on U.S. soybean prices. Buying could still rise if margins improve.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-05-23 | [US farmers feel pain as soybean exports to China flatline despite tariff truce \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14660-us-farmers-feel-pain-as-soybean-exports-to-china-flatline-despite-tariff-truce.md) | -2.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-08-01 | [Tariffs, in the way of larger China purchases of US soybeans: market sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18362-tariffs-in-the-way-of-larger-china-purchases-of-us-soybeans-market-sources.md) | -1.3% | +8.9% |
| SOY | 2026-01-26 | [China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14606-china-to-favour-brazilian-soybean-imports-in-h1-despite-renewed-us-inflows.md) | -0.3% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2018-04-04 | [CPO to gain from China’s soybean import tariff \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65604-cpo-to-gain-from-china-s-soybean-import-tariff-the-star.md) | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2018-05-09 | [China cutting US soybean purchases in face of tariffs threat \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64913-china-cutting-us-soybean-purchases-in-face-of-tariffs-threat-ap-news.md) | +0.7% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/chinas-soybean-crushers-in-no-rush-to-buy-from-us-despite-beijing-tariff-offer-sources-78108

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