# Grain rallies ahead of trade talks - Farm and Dairy

> Grain futures rallied on July 31 with November soybeans near $9.13, up about 90 cents from the July 16 low, and corn up over 33 cents. The rally followed news of planned US-China trade talks that week, after the EU signalled readiness to discuss tariff removal and soybean purchases without signing a deal.

- Date: 2018-07-31 · published 2018-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64053-grain-rallies-ahead-of-trade-talks-farm-and-dairy
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Hopes for US-China talks and a hot, dry early August forecast for soybean pod-setting both support soybean prices. Any confirmed Chinese buying would be a major upside driver for soybeans and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-09-01 | [After the Bell \| Grain and energy rally - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10977-after-the-bell-grain-and-energy-rally-pro-farmer.md) | +2.1% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2025-05-12 | [Soybeans Rally on Tuesday Following Weekend Trade Talks and Friendly USDA Data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9505-soybeans-rally-on-tuesday-following-weekend-trade-talks-and-friendly-usda-data.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2019-08-26 | [Daily US grain report: grain futures lifted by apparent US-China moves to restart trade talks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5699-daily-us-grain-report-grain-futures-lifted-by-apparent-us-china-moves-to.md) | +1.6% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2019-10-10 | [China buys more U.S. soybeans, record volume of pork ahead of trade talks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56423-china-buys-more-u-s-soybeans-record-volume-of-pork-ahead-of-trade-talks-reuters.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2019-09-12 | [Ahead of trade talks, China makes biggest US soybean purchases since June, traders say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9439-ahead-of-trade-talks-china-makes-biggest-us-soybean-purchases-since-june.md) | +4.1% | +8.2% |
| CORN | 2025-10-27 | [Crops Analysis \| Grains, soy rally amid trade optimism - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5430-crops-analysis-grains-soy-rally-amid-trade-optimism-pro-farmer.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2026-09-01 | [After the Bell \| Grain and energy rally - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10977-after-the-bell-grain-and-energy-rally-pro-farmer.md) | +0.2% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2019-08-26 | [Daily US grain report: grain futures lifted by apparent US-China moves to restart trade talks
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5699-daily-us-grain-report-grain-futures-lifted-by-apparent-us-china-moves-to.md) | +2.1% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- farmanddairy.com: https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/top-stories/grain-rallies-ahead-of-trade-talks/502104.html

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