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US soybean farmers worry that prolonged trade war with China will lead Chinese buyers to permanently substitute canola meal and sunflower meal for soybeans. China's 2018 soybean imports fell 8% from 2017, and US stocks remain large even if tariffs end.
Structural substitution into rapeseed and sunflower meal in China is bearish for US soybean and soymeal demand over the longer term.
m.startribune.comMar 2, 2019After 803 past bearish trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.7%), and +0.9% over 20.
After 384 past bearish trade events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.6%), and -0.5% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
