# U.S. soybean stocks to hang over market for ‘a while’

> CoBank analyst Terry Barr said US soybean ending stocks near 900 million bushels will overhang the market for several years. Record 2017 acreage, high yields and the trade dispute with China have left farmers in a difficult position.

- Date: 2019-02-27 · published 2019-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60619-u-s-soybean-stocks-to-hang-over-market-for-a-while
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy US inventories cap soybean prices for the coming years unless China returns in volume or acreage shifts, keeping feed meal supplies ample.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-03-29 | [U.S. March Soybean Stocks Hit Record High, USDA Data Drops Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60042-u-s-march-soybean-stocks-hit-record-high-usda-data-drops-markets.md) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-30 | [Corn, Soybean Stocks-to-Use Ratios](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30286-corn-soybean-stocks-to-use-ratios.md) | -3.0% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2024-08-13 | [USDA forecasts record US soybean production and higher stocks, above market estimates - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10464-usda-forecasts-record-us-soybean-production-and-higher-stocks-above-market.md) | -5.5% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2018-07-17 | [Soybean ending stocks increase for 2018-19](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64003-soybean-ending-stocks-increase-for-2018-19.md) | +2.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2021-10-11 | [Turner's Take Ag Marketing \| October WASDE Bearish for Soybeans and Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44488-turner-s-take-ag-marketing-october-wasde-bearish-for-soybeans-and-corn.md) | -2.0% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2019-03-29 | [U.S. March Soybean Stocks Hit Record High, USDA Data Drops Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60042-u-s-march-soybean-stocks-hit-record-high-usda-data-drops-markets.md) | +1.8% | -2.2% |
| SBM | 2024-08-13 | [USDA forecasts record US soybean production and higher stocks, above market estimates - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10464-usda-forecasts-record-us-soybean-production-and-higher-stocks-above-market.md) | -2.6% | -0.3% |
| SBM | 2022-04-12 | [US soybean stocks cut, Brazil’s soy export highs, Canadian grain exports: Top stories in the soy market - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41801-us-soybean-stocks-cut-brazil-s-soy-export-highs-canadian-grain-exports-top.md) | +1.2% | -11.0% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/soybean/u-s-soybean-stocks-to-hang-over-market-for-a-while-

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