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15-05-2025
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- Yahoo
U.S. soybean exports risk 20% drop without improved China deal
By Sybille de La Hamaide GENEVA (Reuters) -U.S. soybean exports may drop 20% and prices will plunge if the United States and China fail to resolve their trade dispute limiting U.S. soybeans from their largest market, agribusiness consultancy AgResource said on Wednesday. The temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war, announced on Monday, would not help U.S. farmers revive soy sales in China as Chinese duties, even reduced to 10% from 145%, remained too high to make U.S. soybeans competitive, analysts and exporters said on the sidelines of the GrainCom conference in Geneva. U.S. soybean exports could slump to 1.5 billion bushels from an initial estimate of 1.865 billion without a substantive deal, AgResource President Dan Basse said. Meanwhile U.S. corn exports could shed 13% to 2.4 billion bushels, he said. "It's important that any U.S.-China trade deal happens by late summer or the export forecast will become reality, pressuring U.S. farm income. The clock is ticking," Basse told Reuters. Prices would also take a hit. In the absence of a deal, Basse sees U.S. soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade falling as low as $9 per bushel, compared to $10.6 a bushel traded on Wednesday. In contrast, if a deal brought tariffs back to their previous level, soybean prices could surge as high as $13 a bushel, he added. "We are creating a major advantage for other origins, mainly Brazil, and origins like Argentina," Alejandra Casillo, president of the North American Export Grain Association, told Reuters, adding that even a 10% tariff would halt U.S. grain exports to China. China has been a critical market for U.S. farmers, representing more than half of U.S. soybean exports in the most recent marketing year. However, American farmers worry the tariff pause will not be enough to help them, as Brazil, the biggest soy supplier to China, has ample supplies from a record harvest, lower prices, and its farmers do not face any Chinese tariffs. China, the world's largest crop importer, already sources roughly 70% of its soybean imports from Brazil. Corn and wheat would fall as low as $3.70 for corn from $4.40 on Wednesday, and $4.90 from $5.56 for wheat, he said. Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Recorder
15-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Chicago soybeans retreat from near 10-month highs as soyoil slumps; wheat rises
BEIJING: Chicago soybean futures slipped from near 10-month highs on Thursday, weighed down by a sharp drop in soyoil as falling crude oil prices and mounting uncertainty over the U.S. biofuel policy pressured the market. Soyoil futures dropped 5.18% to 49.61 cents per pound, the steepest daily decline since June 2023, partly due to weaker crude oil prices following a surprise U.S. inventory build and renewed hopes for a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal. Soybeans slipped 0.93% to $10.68 per bushel, snapping a five-session winning streak. The market had drawn support from a Monday proposal to extend the biofuel tax credit (45Z), which underpins demand for soyoil in renewable diesel production. Shifting expectations about U.S. biodiesel policy have disrupted the soyoil market, with rumours of lower-than-expected target for biomass diesel mandates and delays in biofuel tax credit rule-making adding to market uncertainty. Optimism over a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war lent some support to soybean prices, but traders and analystswarned of uncertainty ahead of the U.S. marketing season. On Wednesday, agribusiness consultancy AgResource warned U.S. soybean exports may drop 20% and that prices will plunge if the U.S. and China fail to resolve their trade dispute. Soybeans, corn up on US-China trade optimism; wheat flat Corn rose 0.34% to $4.47 per bushel, supported by concerns about potential unfavourable weather during the U.S. summer. In rival supplier Brazil, 2024-25 corn output is estimated to be about 125 million metric tons, according to the Brazilian Association of Corn and Sorghum Producers. Wheat rose 0.57% to $5.27-6/8 a bushel, stabilizing after hitting its lowest in nearly five years on Wednesday. 'Wheat is just stabilising after a big run-up overnight, said Ole Houe, director of advisory services at IKON Commodities in Sydney, adding that prices will likely strengthen further due to dryness concerns in hard red winter wheat growing areas. Traders are awaiting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly export sales report, due later in the day. Commodity funds were net buyers of corn, wheat, soybean and soyoil futures contracts on Wednesday, traders said. They were net sellers of soymeal futures, traders said.
Free Malaysia Today
14-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
US soybean exports may fall 20% without China trade deal
China has been a critical market for US farmers, representing more than half of US soybean exports in the most recent marketing year. (EPA Images pic) GENEVA : US soybean exports may drop 20% and the prices paid to farmers will plunge if the US and China fail to resolve their trade dispute, limiting US soybeans from their largest market, agribusiness consultants AgResource said today. The temporary truce in the US-China trade war, announced on Monday, would not help US farmers revive soy sales in China as Chinese duties, even reduced to 10% from 145%, remained too high to make US soybeans competitive, AgResource President Dan Basse told Reuters. US soybean exports could slump to 1.5 billion bushels from an initial estimate of 1.865 billion without a substantive deal, Basse said on the sidelines of the GrainCom conference in Geneva. 'At the same time, US soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade could fall as low as US$9 per bushel, compared to US$10.6 a bushel traded today,' Basse said. 'It's important that any US-China trade deal happen by late summer or the export forecast will become reality, pressuring US farm income. The clock is ticking,' he said. 'In contrast, if a deal brought tariffs back to their previous level, soybean prices could surge as high as US$13 a bushel,' he added. 'The truce helps but Brazil will have an additional 20 million metric tonnes of soybeans to export on Sept 1,' Basse said. China has been a critical market for US farmers, representing more than half of US soybean exports in the most recent marketing year. However, American farmers worry the tariff pause will not be enough to help them, as Brazil, the biggest soy supplier to China, has ample supplies from a record harvest, lower prices, and its farmers do not face any Chinese tariffs. China, the world's largest crop importer, already sources roughly 70% of its soybean imports from Brazil. 'In other crops, corn and wheat would be less impacted but Chicago prices would also fall sharply, to as low as US$3.70 for corn (from US$4.40 today) and US$4.9 for wheat (from US$5.56),' he said.
New York Post
14-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
US soybean exports may fall 20% without China trade deal, AgResource says
US soybean exports may drop 20% and the prices paid to farmers will plunge if the United States and China fail to resolve their trade dispute limiting US soybeans from their largest market, agribusiness consultants AgResource said on Wednesday. The temporary truce in the US-China trade war, announced on Monday, would not help US farmers revive soy sales in China as Chinese duties, even reduced to 10% from 145%, remained too high to make US soybeans competitive, AgResource President Dan Basse told Reuters. US soybean exports could slump to 1.5 billion bushels from an initial estimate of 1.865 billion without a substantive deal, Basse said on the sidelines of the GrainCom conference in Geneva. 3 US soybean exports may drop 20% if a trade deal with China is not reached. Getty Images At the same time, US soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade SX25 could fall as low as $9 per bushel, compared to $10.6 a bushel traded on Wednesday, Basse said. 'It's important that any US-China trade deal happen by late summer or the export forecast will become reality, pressuring US farm income. The clock is ticking,' he said. In contrast, if a deal brought tariffs back to their previous level, soybean prices could surge as high as $13 a bushel, he added. 'The truce helps but Brazil will have an additional 20 million metric tons of soybeans to export on September 1,' Basse said. China has been a critical market for US farmers representing more than half of US soybean exports in the most recent marketing year. However, American farmers worry the tariff pause will not be enough to help them, as Brazil, the biggest soy supplier to China, has ample supplies from a record harvest, lower prices, and its farmers do not face any Chinese tariffs. 3 Dan Duffy, a farmer in Illinois, planted soybean seeds with his brother on April 28. Getty Images 3 US soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade SX25 could fall as low as $9 per bushel. JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock China, the world's largest crop importer, already sources roughly 70% of its soybean imports from Brazil. In other crops, corn and wheat would be less impacted but Chicago prices would also fall sharply, to as low as $3.70 for corn CZ25 from $4.40 on Wednesday and $4.9 WZ25 from $5.56, he said.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
US soybean exports may fall 20% without China trade deal, AgResource says
By Sybille de La Hamaide GENEVA (Reuters) -U.S. soybean exports may drop 20% and the prices paid to farmers will plunge if the United States and China fail to reach a deal in their trade dispute limiting U.S. soybeans from its largest market, agribusiness consultants AgResource said on Wednesday. U.S. soybeans exports could slump to 1.5 billion bushels from an initial estimate of 1.865 billion without a deal, AgResource President Dan Basse told Reuters on the sidelines of the GrainCom conference in Geneva. At the same time, U.S. soybeans farm gate prices - the average price paid to farmers - may collapse to $9.10 bushel in 2025/26, compared to $10.25 a bushel forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Basse said. "It's important that any U.S./China trade deal happen by late summer or the export forecast will become reality pressuring U.S. farm income. The clock is ticking," he said. The temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war, announced on Monday, would not help U.S. farmers revive soy sales in China as Chinese duties, even reduced to 10% from 145%, remained too high to make U.S. soybeans competitive. "The truce helps but Brazil will have an additional 20 million metric tons of soybeans to export on September 1," Basse said. China has been a critical market for U.S. farmers representing more than half of U.S. soybean exports in the most recent marketing year. However, American farmers worry the tariff pause will not be enough to help them, as Brazil, the biggest soy supplier to China, has ample supplies from a record harvest, lower prices, and its farmers do not face any Chinese tariffs. China, the world's largest crop importer, already sources roughly 70% of its soybean imports from Brazil. Sign in to access your portfolio
