# With China Absent, U.S. Farmers Pitch Soy to Other Asian Buyers - Caixin Global

> American soybean groups hosted importers from Pakistan, South Korea and India on a tour of US production regions and Pacific Northwest ports, seeking to expand sales as China remains largely absent. The trip was funded by the $12 billion trade aid package, and no deals had been signed by the tour's stop.

- Date: 2019-06-12 · published 2019-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58624-with-china-absent-u-s-farmers-pitch-soy-to-other-asian-buyers-caixin-global
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting exports to other Asian buyers may partly offset lost Chinese demand, but without firm contracts the support to US soybean prices remains limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-06-12 | [How the World's Farmers Went to Work for China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70350-how-the-world-s-farmers-went-to-work-for-china.md) | -0.3% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2019-09-10 | [Crushing it: Argentine farmers cheer China soymeal deal while U.S. growers fret](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57091-crushing-it-argentine-farmers-cheer-china-soymeal-deal-while-u-s-growers-fret.md) | +6.5% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2026-06-23 | [U.S. fights with Brazil for China's giant soybean market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14570-u-s-fights-with-brazil-for-china-s-giant-soybean-market.md) | -0.6% | +9.3% |
| SOY | 2025-11-08 | [Here’s what the U.S.-China trade truce really means for the U.S. soybean market — and for farmers - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12248-here-s-what-the-u-s-china-trade-truce-really-means-for-the-u-s-soybean-market.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2020-02-20 | [China Back in the Market for U.S. Farm Goods After Waivers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54480-china-back-in-the-market-for-u-s-farm-goods-after-waivers-financial-post.md) | -1.8% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- caixinglobal.com: https://www.caixinglobal.com/2019-06-12/with-china-absent-us-farmers-pitch-soy-to-other-asian-buyers-101426002.html

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