# Soybeans surge on temporary tariff cut - Brownfield Ag News

> Soybeans rose sharply on a 90-day reduction in reciprocal tariffs between the US and China, described as an agreement in principle. USDA data showed old-crop soybean ending stocks lower and first new-crop stocks below the current marketing year, with Mexico buying 120,000 tons of US beans.

- Date: 2025-05-12 · published 2025-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9503-soybeans-surge-on-temporary-tariff-cut-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The tariff truce reopens the largest soybean export outlet to China and the tighter USDA stocks support prices for soybeans, meal and oil.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-07-31 | [Soybeans surge on weather, talks with China - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64054-soybeans-surge-on-weather-talks-with-china-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | -4.6% |
| 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 | 2018-05-03 | [USSEC says soybeans are “on sale” - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65055-ussec-says-soybeans-are-on-sale-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.5% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2016-10-27 | [Demand supports soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9242-demand-supports-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.3% | +3.6% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2018-07-31 | [Soybeans surge on weather, talks with China - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64054-soybeans-surge-on-weather-talks-with-china-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -8.3% |
| SBM | 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) | -1.5% | -3.5% |
| SBM | 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) | -0.9% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/soybeans-surge-on-temporary-tariff-cut/

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