# CRMAgri - Latest - Soybeans hit limit down on US/ China trade doubts

> Soybeans hit limit down on Monday, with the May contract down 5.7% at lunchtime and set to post the biggest one-day drop since July 2021. Wheat also fell, and the selloff followed Trump's comments that he may delay his China visit.

- Date: 2026-03-16 · published 2026-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5796-crmagri-latest-soybeans-hit-limit-down-on-us-china-trade-doubts
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Fund long positions were unwound as hopes for a China trade deal faded, which pressures soybean and wheat prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-04-30 | [CBOT soybeans hit two-week low on US-China trade war concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25128-cbot-soybeans-hit-two-week-low-on-us-china-trade-war-concerns.md) | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2020-05-28 | [Soybean Retreats From Two-Week High on US-China Trade Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53165-soybean-retreats-from-two-week-high-on-us-china-trade-concerns.md) | +1.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans limit down after Trump threatens to delay China summit - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4716-soybeans-limit-down-after-trump-threatens-to-delay-china-summit-pro-farmer.md) | -4.1% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2019-05-29 | [Local ports see 'dramatic hit' to soybean exports during US-China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59104-local-ports-see-dramatic-hit-to-soybean-exports-during-us-china-trade-war.md) | +3.0% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 2025-01-06 | [Potential impacts of US-China trade war 2.0 on soybeans - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14693-potential-impacts-of-us-china-trade-war-2-0-on-soybeans-rabobank.md) | +3.3% | +7.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans limit down after Trump threatens to delay China summit - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4716-soybeans-limit-down-after-trump-threatens-to-delay-china-summit-pro-farmer.md) | -2.8% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-12 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans hit three-month high on US-China trade deal, USDA report - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9508-u-s-grains-soybeans-hit-three-month-high-on-us-china-trade-deal-usda-report.md) | -0.1% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-02 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans slide on renewed trade tensions with China - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53163-u-s-grains-soybeans-slide-on-renewed-trade-tensions-with-china-grainews.md) | +3.0% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- crmagri.com: https://crmagri.com/latest/soybean-hit-limit-down-on-us-china-trade-doubts

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