# Fall in soybean prices from China trade spat leaves farmers struggling

> The American Soybean Association CEO said Chinese retaliatory tariffs have hurt US soybean prices, which have fallen nearly 20% since China announced its tariff plans on 4 April. Brazilian beans are fetching a premium because of Chinese demand.

- Date: 2018-07-12 · published 2018-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5851-fall-in-soybean-prices-from-china-trade-spat-leaves-farmers-struggling
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The tariffs have cut US soybean export demand and farm-gate prices, while Brazilian supply gains a premium, so the price pressure on US producers persists.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-11-12 | [U.S. soybean farmers hang on for dear life in Trump's China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62097-u-s-soybean-farmers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-trump-s-china-trade-war.md) | +1.9% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2018-10-22 | [Damaged soybean crop hits farmers reeling from U.S.-China trade war \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62590-damaged-soybean-crop-hits-farmers-reeling-from-u-s-china-trade-war-farmtario.md) | -1.4% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2026-05-15 | [Soybeans Fall as China Summit Leaves US Farmers Seeking Details - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9298-soybeans-fall-as-china-summit-leaves-us-farmers-seeking-details-bloomberg.md) | +1.7% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2019-08-08 | [US-China trade war: Soybean farmers are working new markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57614-us-china-trade-war-soybean-farmers-are-working-new-markets.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/12/fall-in-soybean-prices-from-china-trade-spat-leaves-farmers-struggling.html

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