# U.S. grains: Soy futures break 10-year low on China trade tensions - Manitoba Co-operator

> U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in more than a decade as traders worried that U.S.-China trade talks would fail. Trump vowed new tariffs on Chinese goods and China threatened retaliation. CBOT wheat and corn also fell ahead of the talks.

- Date: 2019-05-09 · published 2019-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59134-u-s-grains-soy-futures-break-10-year-low-on-china-trade-tensions-manitoba-co
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Fears of a failed deal and possible Chinese order cancellations pressure soybean, corn and wheat prices and shrink export demand expectations.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures slide as trade tensions flare](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8145-u-s-grains-corn-wheat-soy-futures-slide-as-trade-tensions-flare.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.2% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2018-06-15 | [U.S. farmers brace for impact of China trade war, soy at one-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64566-u-s-farmers-brace-for-impact-of-china-trade-war-soy-at-one-year-low.md) | -5.0% | -12.2% |
| SOY | 2022-05-03 | [Chinese soybean crushers slow bean buying on poor margins - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14933-chinese-soybean-crushers-slow-bean-buying-on-poor-margins-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -3.2% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2019-12-09 | [Chinese importers scoop up Brazilian soybeans - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55633-chinese-importers-scoop-up-brazilian-soybeans-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [U.S. grains: Corn, wheat, soy futures slide as trade tensions flare](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8145-u-s-grains-corn-wheat-soy-futures-slide-as-trade-tensions-flare.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2019-08-27 | [Forex markets: US-China trade tensions in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57811-forex-markets-us-china-trade-tensions-in-focus.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/u-s-grains-soy-futures-break-10-year-low-on-china-trade-tensions/

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