# China trade war could permanently scar U.S. soybean market: Braun

> A Reuters column argues that China's tariff dispute could lead Beijing to wean itself off American soybeans over the longer term. The author says the short-term need for US beans does not protect the market from lasting damage.

- Date: 2018-06-20 · published 2018-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64568-china-trade-war-could-permanently-scar-u-s-soybean-market-braun
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

If China permanently reduces US soybean imports, the lost structural demand would weigh on US soybean prices and acreage over the long run.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-08-08 | [US-China trade war: Soybean farmers are working new markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57614-us-china-trade-war-soybean-farmers-are-working-new-markets.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2018-12-27 | [As trade war crushes China's soybean mills, U.S. rivals make hay](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61545-as-trade-war-crushes-china-s-soybean-mills-u-s-rivals-make-hay.md) | +3.5% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2018-11-22 | [Trump's China trade war forces U.S. soybeans to take costly detour](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62091-trump-s-china-trade-war-forces-u-s-soybeans-to-take-costly-detour.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2018-09-20 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63015-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2018-12-27 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61593-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +3.5% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soybeans-trade-braun-idUSKBN1JG046/

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