# There Are Signs China Soy Buyers Are Already Reacting to Tariffs - Bloomberg

> Brazilian brokers report higher demand for soybean shipments for August through October delivery, which is unusual because buyers normally place most South American purchases in the first half of the year. The shift suggests Chinese and other buyers are turning to Brazil in response to US tariffs.

- Date: 2018-06-20 · published 2018-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64567-there-are-signs-china-soy-buyers-are-already-reacting-to-tariffs-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger buying of Brazilian beans supports Brazilian export prices and shifts trade flows away from US supply, which weighs on US soybean demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-12-02 | [Battered U.S. Soy Gets Bullish Jolt as Door to China Reopens - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5835-battered-u-s-soy-gets-bullish-jolt-as-door-to-china-reopens-bloomberg.md) | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2025-11-17 | [Soybean Futures Rebound on Signs China Is Ramping Up Purchases - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7887-soybean-futures-rebound-on-signs-china-is-ramping-up-purchases-bloomberg.md) | +1.1% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-08-11 | [Trump Urges China to Buy More Soybeans a Day Before Trade Truce Expires - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12447-trump-urges-china-to-buy-more-soybeans-a-day-before-trade-truce-expires.md) | +5.7% | +4.8% |
| SOY | 2019-07-24 | [China Approves Tariff-Free U.S. Soybean Purchases as Goodwill - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57946-china-approves-tariff-free-u-s-soybean-purchases-as-goodwill-bloomberg.md) | -0.8% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2019-09-24 | [China gives waivers to importers to buy U.S. soy exempt from tariffs: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56921-china-gives-waivers-to-importers-to-buy-u-s-soy-exempt-from-tariffs-sources.md) | +1.5% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-20/there-are-signs-china-soy-buyers-are-already-reacting-to-tariffs

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