# Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war

> China's trade war strategy is analyzed, including scenarios where soybean demand could fall by up to 27 million tonnes per year as soymeal rations are cut. The article notes Chinese farmers could cut soymeal rations by nearly half.

- Date: 2018-12-27 · published 2018-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61593-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese soymeal inclusion would reduce import demand for U.S. and global soybeans and meal, weighing on soybean and soymeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-09-20 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63015-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2018-08-01 | [Why Soybeans Are at the Heart of the U.S.-China Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64080-why-soybeans-are-at-the-heart-of-the-u-s-china-trade-war.md) | -1.6% | -9.2% |
| SOY | 2025-12-01 | [How the Lowly Soybean Got Trapped in the Crossfire of the U.S.-China Trade Wars](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21983-how-the-lowly-soybean-got-trapped-in-the-crossfire-of-the-u-s-china-trade-wars.md) | -2.9% | -7.8% |
| SOY | 2018-11-12 | [U.S. soybean farmers hang on for dear life in Trump's China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62097-u-s-soybean-farmers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-trump-s-china-trade-war.md) | +1.9% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2019-11-06 | [Panamax rates slide as trade war bites into US soybean exports to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56287-panamax-rates-slide-as-trade-war-bites-into-us-soybean-exports-to-china.md) | -1.7% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2018-09-20 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63015-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +0.4% | +5.6% |
| SBM | 2018-08-01 | [Why Soybeans Are at the Heart of the U.S.-China Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64080-why-soybeans-are-at-the-heart-of-the-u-s-china-trade-war.md) | -2.5% | -11.9% |
| SBM | 2025-12-01 | [How the Lowly Soybean Got Trapped in the Crossfire of the U.S.-China Trade Wars](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21983-how-the-lowly-soybean-got-trapped-in-the-crossfire-of-the-u-s-china-trade-wars.md) | -2.5% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/inside-chinas-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war-idUSKCN1OQ0CV/

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