# Why the EU Was Already Likely to Import More U.S. Soybeans - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg reports that China's 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybean imports is reshaping global soy trade, with Brazil expected to supply more soy to China. The EU is also likely to import more U.S. soybeans under a new accord to avoid a full trade war.

- Date: 2018-07-25 · published 2018-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64075-why-the-eu-was-already-likely-to-import-more-u-s-soybeans-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Brazil's gain in Chinese market share lifts Brazilian soy premiums and keeps U.S. export demand under pressure, though EU buying offers some offset to U.S. prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2019-03-14 | [Europe Buys More U.S. Soybeans as Exports to China Plunge - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8268-europe-buys-more-u-s-soybeans-as-exports-to-china-plunge-caixin-global.md) | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans Slumps More Than 3% on Possible US-China Talks Delay - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5792-soybeans-slumps-more-than-3-on-possible-us-china-talks-delay-bloomberg.md) | -4.1% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2026-02-19 | [ANALYSIS: Tariff gap likely to keep China's soybean imports anchored to Brazil \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14599-analysis-tariff-gap-likely-to-keep-china-s-soybean-imports-anchored-to-brazil-s.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| SBM | 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) | +3.6% | +10.3% |
| 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 | 2019-03-14 | [Why U.S. growers are betting the farm on soybeans amid China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8266-why-u-s-growers-are-betting-the-farm-on-soybeans-amid-china-trade-war.md) | +3.8% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-25/why-the-eu-was-already-likely-to-import-more-u-s-soybeans

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