# U.S. to Tighten Standard for Soy Shipped to China, USDA Says - Seed World

> USDA will impose a stricter 1% impurity standard on US soybean exports to China, half the current level, at China's request, with a possible start on January 1. Shipments above the limit may be held back for further cleaning.

- Date: 2017-12-21 · published 2017-12-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67500-u-s-to-tighten-standard-for-soy-shipped-to-china-usda-says-seed-world
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter quality rules raise exporter costs and may delay or reduce US shipments to the largest buyer, which is bearish for US soybeans and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-12-22 | [China tightens import rules for U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67345-china-tightens-import-rules-for-u-s-soybeans.md) | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2024-06-03 | [How China minimised US farm imports and sharpened its trade war tactics \| World News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14747-how-china-minimised-us-farm-imports-and-sharpened-its-trade-war-tactics-world.md) | -2.1% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2021-12-02 | [China to cut U.S. soy imports after shipping delays clip export window \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43629-china-to-cut-u-s-soy-imports-after-shipping-delays-clip-export-window-financial.md) | +2.7% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2018-11-02 | [As China soy demand wavers, U.S. farmers turn back to grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62089-as-china-soy-demand-wavers-u-s-farmers-turn-back-to-grains.md) | -0.2% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [COFCO: China Will Look to the World for Other Protein Souces \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64150-cofco-china-will-look-to-the-world-for-other-protein-souces-red-river-farm.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SBM | 2021-12-02 | [China to cut U.S. soy imports after shipping delays clip export window \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43629-china-to-cut-u-s-soy-imports-after-shipping-delays-clip-export-window-financial.md) | +2.0% | +13.8% |
| SBM | 2018-07-12 | [COFCO: China Will Look to the World for Other Protein Souces \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64150-cofco-china-will-look-to-the-world-for-other-protein-souces-red-river-farm.md) | -1.4% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2019-03-06 | [US soy exports to China may never match prior levels \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60120-us-soy-exports-to-china-may-never-match-prior-levels-feed-strategy.md) | -2.4% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- seedworld.com: https://www.seedworld.com/us/2017/12/21/u-s-tighten-standard-soy-shipped-china-usda-says/

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