# Soybean exports could come to screeching halt - Brownfield Ag News

> A U.S. Commodities analyst says U.S. soybean exports could slow sharply after January as Brazil starts its large harvest. Chinese buyers have been purchasing U.S. beans steadily, with China's November imports near eight million tonnes, the highest in almost a year.

- Date: 2016-12-19 · published 2016-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73503-soybean-exports-could-come-to-screeching-halt-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected shifts of demand to Brazil and a strong dollar could reduce U.S. export competitiveness and pressure U.S. soybean prices in early 2017.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-10-05 | [Export sales support corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33729-export-sales-support-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2018-02-14 | [Corn export projection better, soybeans worse - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66523-corn-export-projection-better-soybeans-worse-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-04-05 | [Soybeans, corn down on lack of China deal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59636-soybeans-corn-down-on-lack-of-china-deal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2024-12-27 | [Export sales increase for wheat and corn, soybeans hit marketing-year low - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26997-export-sales-increase-for-wheat-and-corn-soybeans-hit-marketing-year-low.md) | -0.7% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2017-01-23 | [Soybeans down on commercial pressure - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73026-soybeans-down-on-commercial-pressure-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.7% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/soybean-exports-come-screeching-halt/

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