# US Agriculture Bets the Farm on Chinese Soy Demand

> U.S. farmers are planting record soybean acreage in spring 2017, with soybean plantings possibly surpassing corn for the first time. Rising exports to China are holding up prices, though competition to supply China and tense U.S.-China relations are risks.

- Date: 2017-04-06 · published 2017-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71362-us-agriculture-bets-the-farm-on-chinese-soy-demand
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Larger U.S. soybean acreage increases future supply, which is bearish for soybeans and soymeal, while China demand provides a partial offset.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-11-14 | [Trade talks hit bump as China resists US demands on agricultural purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55910-trade-talks-hit-bump-as-china-resists-us-demands-on-agricultural-purchases.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2017-12-05 | [The real question on NAFTA and agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67460-the-real-question-on-nafta-and-agriculture.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-09-23 | [Chinese imports of soybeans from the US in August increased by 70%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14722-chinese-imports-of-soybeans-from-the-us-in-august-increased-by-70.md) | +5.3% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2021-04-20 | [Economic Study Quantifies the Cost of the Trade War on U.S. Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47582-economic-study-quantifies-the-cost-of-the-trade-war-on-u-s-agriculture.md) | +8.2% | +9.5% |
| SOY | 2025-05-19 | [Soybean market changing for North Dakota farmers, but China and tariffs still loom large - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24729-soybean-market-changing-for-north-dakota-farmers-but-china-and-tariffs-still.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2020-12-03 | [Economist’s Angle: The Outlook for Growth in Chinese Soybean Demand - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49647-economist-s-angle-the-outlook-for-growth-in-chinese-soybean-demand-american.md) | -1.3% | +11.5% |
| SBM | 2025-09-22 | [Lack of China Demand Hammers US Soybean Oil Prices - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22934-lack-of-china-demand-hammers-us-soybean-oil-prices-tt.md) | -4.4% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2025-11-06 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat plummet from highs on limited Chinese demand - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8211-u-s-grains-soybeans-wheat-plummet-from-highs-on-limited-chinese-demand-grainews.md) | -1.2% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- voanews.com: https://www.voanews.com/a/us-agriculture-bets-the-farm-on-chinese-soy-demand/3798587.html

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