# Weekly Export Sales: Two scenarios for China

> US soybean exports to China were only 5,880 bushels in the week ending April 11, far below trade expectations. Total US soybean export sales for the week were 14.8 million bushels, below trade estimates of 22.1 million bushels.

- Date: 2019-04-18 · published 2019-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59454-weekly-export-sales-two-scenarios-for-china
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese buying suggests either hardball negotiating or muted demand from African swine fever-hit crushers, which pressures soybean and soybean meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-12-22 | [China tightens import rules for U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67345-china-tightens-import-rules-for-u-s-soybeans.md) | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2023-10-25 | [China signs US soy export deals, but unclear if sales will follow  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14804-china-signs-us-soy-export-deals-but-unclear-if-sales-will-follow-reuters.md) | -0.6% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2018-02-14 | [Lagging Soybean Sales to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66379-lagging-soybean-sales-to-china.md) | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2018-11-30 | [U.S. Ag Sales to China to Fall by 45% in Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61933-u-s-ag-sales-to-china-to-fall-by-45-in-trade-war.md) | +3.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2025-02-28 | [China’s yuan falls to 2-week low after Trump proposes extra tariffs on Chinese exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26290-china-s-yuan-falls-to-2-week-low-after-trump-proposes-extra-tariffs-on-chinese.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2019-09-03 | [Argentina, China Export Tango - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56918-argentina-china-export-tango-proag.md) | -0.3% | +2.3% |
| SBM | 2018-02-14 | [Lagging Soybean Sales to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66379-lagging-soybean-sales-to-china.md) | +3.5% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2026-09-20 | [SunSirs: Analysis of the Sharp Decline in China Weekly Soybean Meal Net Sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10674-sunsirs-analysis-of-the-sharp-decline-in-china-weekly-soybean-meal-net-sales.md) | +4.8% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/weekly-export-sales-two-scenarios-for-china

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