# Soybeans Collapse Following Little News Out of Trump/Xi Meeting

> 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.

- Date: 2026-05-14 · published 2026-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9303-soybeans-collapse-following-little-news-out-of-trump-xi-meeting
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Few details on Chinese buying and weak export sales point to reduced near-term demand, pressuring soybean, meal and oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-05-13 | 1 | -3.4% | -3.7 | Soybeans lost 20-40 cents across contracts because the summit gave few details, and export sales were at a marketing-year low. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-03-18 | [Soybean Futures Decline on Delayed Trump-Xi Meeting - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4714-soybean-futures-decline-on-delayed-trump-xi-meeting-bloomberg.md) | -0.2% | +0.9% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2018-06-01 | [COFCO buys U.S. soybeans but new Trump threats make China buyers nervous](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64394-cofco-buys-u-s-soybeans-but-new-trump-threats-make-china-buyers-nervous.md) | -4.3% | -15.4% |
| SOY | 2018-09-18 | [Soybeans plumb two-month low, dollar regains footing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63066-soybeans-plumb-two-month-low-dollar-regains-footing.md) | +2.1% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2024-05-16 | [Soybeans, corn, wheat continue mostly lower trend - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10512-soybeans-corn-wheat-continue-mostly-lower-trend-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.7% | -2.0% |
| SBM | 2024-05-16 | [Soybeans, corn, wheat continue mostly lower trend - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10512-soybeans-corn-wheat-continue-mostly-lower-trend-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2018-04-13 | [China traders, farmers shrug off risk of US soybeans tariff \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65373-china-traders-farmers-shrug-off-risk-of-us-soybeans-tariff-ap-news.md) | -2.6% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 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) | -1.5% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1944493/soybeans-collapse-following-little-news-out-of-trump-xi-meeting

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