# US Soybean Farmers Face Steep Price Competition as Brazil's Weak Real Boosts Exports to China

> The article says Brazil’s weaker real is helping its soybeans compete with US shipments in China. It cites a reported landed-cost advantage of up to $63 per tonne in the second quarter of 2026 and says Brazil shipped substantially more soybeans to China than the United States during that period.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-09T03:09:34.753Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88533-us-soybean-farmers-face-steep-price-competition-as-brazil-s-weak-real-boosts
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker real can make Brazilian export offers more competitive, shifting Chinese demand toward Brazil and putting downward pressure on US soybean prices. The article also cites a large US harvest and recent futures weakness as additional supply pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-01-25 | [Soy source: Brazil's share of soybean exports to China hits record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67014-soy-source-brazil-s-share-of-soybean-exports-to-china-hits-record.md) | +0.4% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2018-05-10 | [China set to trim 2018/19 soybean imports as trade row boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64912-china-set-to-trim-2018-19-soybean-imports-as-trade-row-boosts-prices.md) | -0.7% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-23 | [US farmers feel pain as soybean exports to China flatline despite tariff truce \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14660-us-farmers-feel-pain-as-soybean-exports-to-china-flatline-despite-tariff-truce.md) | -2.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2023-03-21 | [China soybean prices plunge amid weaker local demand, higher Brazil farmer sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36942-china-soybean-prices-plunge-amid-weaker-local-demand-higher-brazil-farmer-sales.md) | -2.9% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2020-03-03 | [Brazil's soybeans sales to China and soy-meal exports to the EU remain very strong — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54191-brazil-s-soybeans-sales-to-china-and-soy-meal-exports-to-the-eu-remain-very.md) | -3.0% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- brznews.com: https://brznews.com/article/markets-us-soybean-farmers-face-steep-price-competition-as-brazil-s-weak-real-bo

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