# How Cheap Is Cheap?

> Soybean futures have fallen about 25% from March highs, with the old-crop contract hitting nine-year lows. The author notes the Chinese tariff on US soybeans is 25%, and the losses partly reflect that trade-war duty.

- Date: 2018-07-18 · published 2018-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64103-how-cheap-is-cheap
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The tariff-driven selloff has cut US soybean prices sharply, and further losses are possible if Midwest weather stays favorable.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-02-04 | [How is China hitting back against US tariffs?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14684-how-is-china-hitting-back-against-us-tariffs.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [Trump's tariffs: What they are and how China is responding \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64604-trump-s-tariffs-what-they-are-and-how-china-is-responding-ap-news.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2019-05-15 | ['Cheaper compound feed is inevitable' - Inside Feed \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59196-cheaper-compound-feed-is-inevitable-inside-feed-boerenbusiness-nl.md) | +0.5% | +7.4% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [Importers snap up cheap U.S. soybeans as China stops buying](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5850-importers-snap-up-cheap-u-s-soybeans-as-china-stops-buying.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2018-04-04 | [How China will target U.S. agriculture - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65374-how-china-will-target-u-s-agriculture-politico.md) | +1.2% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2018/07/18/cheap-cheap

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