# Short-Term Palm Boost After China Tariff on US Soybeans: Traders

> Traders say China's 25% tariff on 106 US products including soybeans could lift palm oil demand in the short term, since higher Chinese soyoil prices narrow the price gap in palm's favor. Malaysian palm briefly fell more than 2% after the announcement before ending firmer and reaching a one-month high the next day.

- Date: 2018-04-06 · published 2018-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65607-short-term-palm-boost-after-china-tariff-on-us-soybeans-traders
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Chinese soyoil costs make palm a cheaper substitute, supporting palm prices, while US soy and soyoil are pressured by reduced Chinese purchases.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-10-23 | [Palm oil jumps to 16-month high as China’s waivers boost soy \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56666-palm-oil-jumps-to-16-month-high-as-china-s-waivers-boost-soy-the-star.md) | +0.9% | +16.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-04-04 | [CPO to gain from China’s soybean import tariff \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65604-cpo-to-gain-from-china-s-soybean-import-tariff-the-star.md) | +0.3% | -4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-10 | [India, China seen aggressively buying palm oil in short term, industry expert says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24318-india-china-seen-aggressively-buying-palm-oil-in-short-term-industry-expert-says.md) | +2.1% | +5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-07-02 | [Soy Oil Rallies on Prospect for Indonesia, China Trade Spat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12747-soy-oil-rallies-on-prospect-for-indonesia-china-trade-spat.md) | +0.1% | +0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-03 | [Drewry - Maritime Research Opinions - Costlier palm oil could continue to fuel long-haul trade of soybean oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15556-drewry-maritime-research-opinions-costlier-palm-oil-could-continue-to-fuel-long.md) | +1.4% | +4.0% |
| SBO | 2025-10-27 | [After the Bell \| Soybeans surge on trade deal news - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4790-after-the-bell-soybeans-surge-on-trade-deal-news-pro-farmer.md) | -1.9% | -0.3% |
| SBO | 2019-10-23 | [Palm oil jumps to 16-month high as China’s waivers boost soy \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56666-palm-oil-jumps-to-16-month-high-as-china-s-waivers-boost-soy-the-star.md) | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| SBO | 2018-04-04 | [CPO to gain from China’s soybean import tariff \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65604-cpo-to-gain-from-china-s-soybean-import-tariff-the-star.md) | -1.5% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- jakartaglobe.id: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/short-term-palm-boost-china-tariff-us-soybeans-traders

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