# Sunflower markets continue downward trend - High Plains Journal

> Old and new crop sunflower prices fell the prior week as the US-China trade dispute weighed on the oilseed complex. The US imposed tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods, and China retaliated with duties on US soybeans, pork and cotton.

- Date: 2018-07-12 · published 2018-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64149-sunflower-markets-continue-downward-trend-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Broad oilseed weakness and extra tariffs on US soybeans reduce export demand and pressure sunflower and oilseed meal prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- SUNMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-03-08 | [Sunflower markets see upward movement again - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66101-sunflower-markets-see-upward-movement-again-high-plains-journal.md) | -2.5% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2018-08-29 | [Old and new sunflower crop prices remain unchanged - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63644-old-and-new-sunflower-crop-prices-remain-unchanged-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.6% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2018-09-24 | [Corn, sorghum, soybean cash bids lower - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63093-corn-sorghum-soybean-cash-bids-lower-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2023-12-01 | [Cargill experts give overview of grain markets     - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32916-cargill-experts-give-overview-of-grain-markets-high-plains-journal.md) | -2.3% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2024-05-16 | [Soybeans, corn, wheat continue mostly lower trend - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10512-soybeans-corn-wheat-continue-mostly-lower-trend-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.7% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/07/12/sunflower-markets-continue-downward-trend/

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