# Propelled by U.S. Trade Talks, China Charts a Course to Soybean Security

> Propelled by the US-China trade war, China is pursuing soybean self-sufficiency by boosting domestic production. The analysis argues that Chinese soybean demand will remain large but that China will become less reliant on the US over time.

- Date: 2019-06-28 · published 2019-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58483-propelled-by-u-s-trade-talks-china-charts-a-course-to-soybean-security
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The strategic shift reduces the long-run share of China's soybean imports going to the US, which weighs on US export prospects. Near-term price effects are limited because the trend develops slowly.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-08-17 | [Soybean bulls and bears both watching China and trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63616-soybean-bulls-and-bears-both-watching-china-and-trade-talks.md) | -4.9% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2019-10-18 | [After trade talks in U.S., China ramps up Brazilian soy purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56428-after-trade-talks-in-u-s-china-ramps-up-brazilian-soy-purchases.md) | +0.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2018-04-08 | [As U.S. and China trade tariff barbs, others scoop up U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65547-as-u-s-and-china-trade-tariff-barbs-others-scoop-up-u-s-soybeans.md) | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2019-10-15 | [Soybean promoters shop for  new markets as talks with China continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56619-soybean-promoters-shop-for-new-markets-as-talks-with-china-continue.md) | -0.8% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2026-06-26 | [Chinese State Buyers Take US Soybeans; Private Traders Turn to Brazil \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14574-chinese-state-buyers-take-us-soybeans-private-traders-turn-to-brazil-cz-app.md) | +0.4% | +10.7% |

## Sources

- api-prod.stratfor.com: https://api-prod.stratfor.com/article/propelled-us-trade-talks-china-charts-course-soybean-food-security-agriculture

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