# Soybean price stable despite tariff dispute - Chinadaily.com.cn

> China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said soybean prices rose 6% from January to November 2018 and eased in December despite lower US imports. The ministry expects adequate supply from Brazil, Argentina and domestic planting this year.

- Date: 2019-01-16 · published 2019-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61087-soybean-price-stable-despite-tariff-dispute-chinadaily-com-cn
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Ample import alternatives from Brazil and Argentina suggest China can keep buying soybeans without US supply, limiting upside for US soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-11-01 | [Soybean Prices Dip As Trump's Chinese Tariffs Take Effect](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56103-soybean-prices-dip-as-trump-s-chinese-tariffs-take-effect.md) | +0.9% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2018-04-04 | [CPO to gain from China’s soybean import tariff \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65604-cpo-to-gain-from-china-s-soybean-import-tariff-the-star.md) | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2018-08-19 | [Chinese companies adopt measures to meet soybean need - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63608-chinese-companies-adopt-measures-to-meet-soybean-need-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -4.5% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2025-02-01 | [COMMENTARY: China passes on US soybeans despite Brazilian delays](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14692-commentary-china-passes-on-us-soybeans-despite-brazilian-delays.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2019-06-28 | [US-China trade tensions hurt Argentine soybean exports - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58439-us-china-trade-tensions-hurt-argentine-soybean-exports-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -1.7% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2024-05-20 | [US Soybean Prices Higher in Spite of Tariff Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30297-us-soybean-prices-higher-in-spite-of-tariff-concerns.md) | +3.9% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2025-04-09 | [Wave of US soybeans set to reach China's shores despite tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14668-wave-of-us-soybeans-set-to-reach-china-s-shores-despite-tariffs.md) | +1.4% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2020-08-27 | [China's soybean imports will keep increasing - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51481-china-s-soybean-imports-will-keep-increasing-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +3.7% | +14.5% |

## Sources

- chinadaily.com.cn: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201901/17/WS5c3fc226a3106c65c34e4e6c.html

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