# U.S. Farm-Export Prices Drop Most Since 2011 - Bloomberg

> US farm export prices fell 5.3% in July from June, the largest monthly drop since October 2011, as soybean prices plunged 14.1%. Corn, wheat, fruits and nuts also declined, and the overall export price index fell 0.5%, excluding tariff effects.

- Date: 2018-08-14 · published 2018-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63561-u-s-farm-export-prices-drop-most-since-2011-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower US export prices reflect weakening demand from China's trade retaliation, which tends to keep US soybean and grain prices under pressure for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-23 | [Ukraine exports almost 29 mln tonnes of grain since July 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72351-ukraine-exports-almost-29-mln-tonnes-of-grain-since-july-2016.md) | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-03 | [As Fears Over Rice Exports Grow, India May Continue Selling - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53616-as-fears-over-rice-exports-grow-india-may-continue-selling-bloomberg.md) | +2.6% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-14 | [Increasing Black Sea exports are influencing price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58941-increasing-black-sea-exports-are-influencing-price.md) | +11.5% | +10.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-07 | [Global: Fierce export competition fuels falling prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7203-global-fierce-export-competition-fuels-falling-prices.md) | -3.7% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-13 | [Grain prices surge: U.S. farmers rush to sell crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20190-grain-prices-surge-u-s-farmers-rush-to-sell-crops.md) | -0.2% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-05-13 | [What Does the US Export to China? Soybeans Lowest in Decade - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7754-what-does-the-us-export-to-china-soybeans-lowest-in-decade-bloomberg.md) | +3.1% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2026-05-13 | [China Sees Its Soy Imports Sliding Just as US Farmers Eye Deals - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19249-china-sees-its-soy-imports-sliding-just-as-us-farmers-eye-deals-bloomberg.md) | -0.3% | -7.5% |
| SOY | 2023-02-03 | [Soybean prices in Ukraine are falling against the backdrop of reduced export demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12881-soybean-prices-in-ukraine-are-falling-against-the-backdrop-of-reduced-export.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-14/u-s-farm-export-prices-plunge-most-since-2011-amid-trade-war

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