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Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council CEO Tom Sluneck argued at a US International Trade Commission hearing that essential amino acid content should replace crude protein as the measure of soybean quality. He said Japanese buyers favor Gulf soybeans based on crude protein, a practice he called a non-tariff trade barrier.
If Japanese buyers shift to amino-acid-based valuation, demand could favor northern-grown soybeans and Pacific Northwest exports, altering regional soybean spreads.
kdhlradio.comJerry GroskreutzDec 15, 2018After 250 past neutral trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and -0.2% over 20.
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.
