
Soybeans posted losses of 20 to 40.75 cents across most contracts after the Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing released few details. USDA reported a private export sale of 252,000 MT of soybeans, and weekly export sales hit a 2025/26 marketing-year low of 102,059 MT.
Soymeal and soyoil also fell.
Few details on Chinese buying and weak export sales point to reduced near-term demand, pressuring soybean, meal and oil prices.
After 803 past bearish trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.7%), and +0.9% over 20.
After 384 past bearish trade events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.6%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 152 past bearish trade events, Soybean Oil moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -2.1% to +2.1%), and -0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Soybeans lost 20-40 cents across contracts because the summit gave few details, and export sales were at a marketing-year low.