# US farmers say Brazil keeps edge in China's soy market despite trade truce | Reuters

> Soybean export premiums fell in Brazil while US soybean futures hit a three-month high after the US-China trade pause. US farmers said the 90-day tariff pause is not enough because Brazilian suppliers do not face the Chinese tariff.

- Date: 2025-05-13 · published 2025-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9507-us-farmers-say-brazil-keeps-edge-in-china-s-soy-market-despite-trade-truce
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Brazil retaining its edge in China limits US export demand and caps the bullish effect of the tariff truce on soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-08 | [Here’s what the U.S.-China trade truce really means for the U.S. soybean market — and for farmers - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12248-here-s-what-the-u-s-china-trade-truce-really-means-for-the-u-s-soybean-market.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-10-18 | [After trade talks in U.S., China ramps up Brazilian soy purchases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56428-after-trade-talks-in-u-s-china-ramps-up-brazilian-soy-purchases.md) | +0.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2025-11-03 | [Chinese buyers purchase Brazilian soybeans as prices ease over US-China trade thaw \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12245-chinese-buyers-purchase-brazilian-soybeans-as-prices-ease-over-us-china-trade.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-10-30 | [China vows to boost US farm trade but leaves details unclear \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14626-china-vows-to-boost-us-farm-trade-but-leaves-details-unclear-reuters.md) | +3.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2026-06-23 | [U.S. fights with Brazil for China's giant soybean market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14570-u-s-fights-with-brazil-for-china-s-giant-soybean-market.md) | -0.6% | +9.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-farmers-say-brazil-still-has-edge-chinas-soybean-market-despite-trade-truce-2025-05-13/

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