# U.S. ambassador warns against China curbing American soy imports: Bloomberg

> The US ambassador warned China against curbing American soybean imports, which would escalate the trade dispute between the two countries. Soybeans were the top US farm export to China last year, worth over $12 billion.

- Date: 2018-03-30 · published 2018-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65862-u-s-ambassador-warns-against-china-curbing-american-soy-imports-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Any Chinese curbs on US soybeans would reroute demand to South America and push up feed costs for Chinese livestock producers, supporting soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-06-11 | [China Scoops Up American Soy After Brazil’s Surprise Tax Change - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14740-china-scoops-up-american-soy-after-brazil-s-surprise-tax-change-bloomberg.md) | -2.6% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2020-12-09 | [Soybeans still China's top U.S. ag import - Best Soil Amendments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49500-soybeans-still-china-s-top-u-s-ag-import-best-soil-amendments.md) | +3.4% | +18.7% |
| SOY | 2022-04-25 | [China trade: imports of US soybeans rise as Ukraine war, South America drought limit sources \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14940-china-trade-imports-of-us-soybeans-rise-as-ukraine-war-south-america-drought.md) | -0.5% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 2023-01-17 | [China’s December soybean imports jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37768-china-s-december-soybean-imports-jump.md) | -3.1% | +0.3% |
| SBM | 2022-04-25 | [China trade: imports of US soybeans rise as Ukraine war, South America drought limit sources \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14940-china-trade-imports-of-us-soybeans-rise-as-ukraine-war-south-america-drought.md) | -3.8% | -7.5% |
| SBM | 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) | -0.1% | +0.9% |
| SBM | 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) | -1.7% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-trade-soybean/u-s-ambassador-warns-against-china-curbing-american-soy-imports-bloomberg-idUSKBN1H60XD/

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