# Lagging Soybean Sales to China

> Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans have lagged amid a reported de facto boycott linked to the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese washing machines and solar panels. Chinese quality standards on foreign material and lower protein in the 2017 U.S. crop have also weighed. USDA cut the 2017/18 U.S. soybean export forecast by 60 million bushels, following a 65 million bushel cut in January.

- Date: 2018-02-14 · published 2018-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66379-lagging-soybean-sales-to-china
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Repeated USDA export cuts signal weaker US demand and larger carryout, which is bearish for soybeans and meal. Growing Brazilian share of China's market reinforces the pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [China’s U.S. Soybean Purchases Slump to 2004 Low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57948-china-s-u-s-soybean-purchases-slump-to-2004-low.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2017-02-01 | [China’s soybean speculation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72358-china-s-soybean-speculation.md) | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [China targets corn, soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64395-china-targets-corn-soybeans.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2018-10-24 | [China wants to stop buying American soybeans entirely](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62400-china-wants-to-stop-buying-american-soybeans-entirely.md) | -2.8% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2021-12-03 | [US Soybean Export Sales Running Out of Time](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43683-us-soybean-export-sales-running-out-of-time.md) | +1.6% | +6.8% |
| SBM | 2018-10-24 | [China wants to stop buying American soybeans entirely](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62400-china-wants-to-stop-buying-american-soybeans-entirely.md) | -1.8% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2021-12-03 | [US Soybean Export Sales Running Out of Time](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43683-us-soybean-export-sales-running-out-of-time.md) | +2.4% | +13.0% |
| SBM | 2026-06-08 | [China soybean meal prices hit multi-year lows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5194-china-soybean-meal-prices-hit-multi-year-lows.md) | -4.9% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2018/02/14/lagging-soybean-sales-china-2

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