# As U.S. and China trade tariff barbs, others scoop up U.S. soybeans

> European buyers bought U.S. soybeans as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing escalated, in one of the first signs that tariff threats are disrupting global commodity flows. Soybean prices fell as much as 5% after China threatened extra duties on U.S. shipments but ended the week down about 1%.

- Date: 2018-04-08 · published 2018-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65547-as-u-s-and-china-trade-tariff-barbs-others-scoop-up-u-s-soybeans
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Buying by non-Chinese importers supports U.S. soybean demand and basis, partly offsetting the risk of lost Chinese demand, so the net price effect is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-08-17 | [Soybean bulls and bears both watching China and trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63616-soybean-bulls-and-bears-both-watching-china-and-trade-talks.md) | -4.9% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2025-11-08 | [Here’s what the U.S.-China trade truce really means for the U.S. soybean market — and for farmers - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12248-here-s-what-the-u-s-china-trade-truce-really-means-for-the-u-s-soybean-market.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2018-09-21 | [For bold Chinese buyers of soybeans, bargain U.S. prices trump trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62891-for-bold-chinese-buyers-of-soybeans-bargain-u-s-prices-trump-trade-war.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-11-03 | [Chinese buyers purchase Brazilian soybeans as prices ease over US-China trade thaw \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12245-chinese-buyers-purchase-brazilian-soybeans-as-prices-ease-over-us-china-trade.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-06-28 | [Propelled by U.S. Trade Talks, China Charts a Course to Soybean Security](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58483-propelled-by-u-s-trade-talks-china-charts-a-course-to-soybean-security.md) | -1.7% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/as-us-and-china-trade-tariff-barbs-others-scoop-up-us-soybeans-idUSKBN1HF0FW/

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