# While Bulls and bears battle, will fundamentals take over?

> NOPA reported March soybean crush of about 153 million bushels, below March 2016, while soyoil stocks rose for a fourth straight month. Meal exports were the largest monthly total since 2013. The US Commerce Department will decide on May 8 whether to impose duties on Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel.

- Date: 2017-04-19 · published 2017-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71571-while-bulls-and-bears-battle-will-fundamentals-take-over
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Weak crush and export inspections point to soft soybean demand, while the biodiesel dumping decision could affect soyoil and palm oil flows.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [EU wheat and rapeseed hit lows as tariff battle heats up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8148-eu-wheat-and-rapeseed-hit-lows-as-tariff-battle-heats-up.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2018-03-26 | [Corn and Beans Lower On China Trade Talk.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66033-corn-and-beans-lower-on-china-trade-talk.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2018-03-23 | [Asian markets jittery over trade war fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66230-asian-markets-jittery-over-trade-war-fears.md) | +1.5% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2026-06-08 | [Soybean price commentary: Futures fall on US tariffs, bearish derived and external markets - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5195-soybean-price-commentary-futures-fall-on-us-tariffs-bearish-derived-and.md) | -0.7% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |
| SBM | 2018-08-17 | [Soybean bulls and bears both watching China and trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63616-soybean-bulls-and-bears-both-watching-china-and-trade-talks.md) | -6.2% | -8.2% |
| SBM | 2018-03-26 | [Corn and Beans Lower On China Trade Talk.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66033-corn-and-beans-lower-on-china-trade-talk.md) | -0.2% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2019-03-20 | [As bumper harvest nears, Argentina's soy farmers stall deals waiting for trade war's end](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59939-as-bumper-harvest-nears-argentina-s-soy-farmers-stall-deals-waiting-for-trade.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/while-bulls-and-bears-battle-will-fundamentals-take-over-

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