# U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export sales, soymeal gains - Grainews

> CBOT soybeans rose to two-month highs on large U.S. export sales, including 396,000 tonnes to China and 129,000 tonnes to unknown destinations. Soymeal gained about 2 percent as traders unwound soymeal-soyoil spreads, while soyoil fell alongside weaker palm oil. Oats also jumped 7 percent.

- Date: 2016-10-27 · published 2016-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9239-u-s-grains-soybeans-rise-on-export-sales-soymeal-gains-grainews
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese purchases tighten U.S. old-crop supply and support soybean and meal prices. Higher meal prices improve crush margins, which can boost demand for soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-05-16 | [Soybeans up on new export sale - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71066-soybeans-up-on-new-export-sale-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-03-04 | [Soybeans rise on hopes for export demand, financial market gains \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54186-soybeans-rise-on-hopes-for-export-demand-financial-market-gains-financial-post.md) | -2.2% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-12-11 | [Soybean futures rise on fresh US export sales - CBOT
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21584-soybean-futures-rise-on-fresh-us-export-sales-cbot-the-pig-site.md) | -3.0% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2025-10-29 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans set 15-month high on U.S.-China trade deal hopes - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22451-u-s-grains-soybeans-set-15-month-high-on-u-s-china-trade-deal-hopes-grainews.md) | +2.8% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2016-12-06 | [New export sales support soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6328-new-export-sales-support-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-25 | [China exported a record amount of soybean oil in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22039-china-exported-a-record-amount-of-soybean-oil-in-october.md) | +1.8% | -0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-05-05 | [Soyoil prices could gain 20% from US duties on](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71091-soyoil-prices-could-gain-20-from-us-duties-on.md) | +3.8% | -0.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-02 | [China’s soyabean oil exports to India surge due to weak demand…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11265-china-s-soyabean-oil-exports-to-india-surge-due-to-weak-demand.md) | +0.8% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- farmtario.com: https://farmtario.com/daily/u-s-grains-soybeans-rise-on-export-sales-soymeal-gains/
- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/u-s-grains-soybeans-rise-on-export-sales-soymeal-gains/
- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/u-s-grains-soybeans-rise-on-export-sales-soymeal-gains/

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