The people on here that think the trade war had nothing to do with suppressing soybean prices seriously must eat crayons and lick windows.
Why do you ignore facts and figures? But but but, soybean prices are higher now than a year ago. Yes they are…. right now. Let me lay out some numbers for you and then you explain to me why the trade war had nothing to do with the drop and then the drastic rise starting last 10 days of October.
On October, 1 2024 prices were in a range of $10.98-$11.11 Avg $11.00
Late 2024 prices dropped with contract low of $9.47 in December 2024
Futures prices remained near these lows throughout most of 2025(January through September), with a trading range of upper $9.00s and $10.80
On October 1,2025 Nov futures were around that $10.13 with a low that day of $9.9375.
On November 5th,2025 board at $11.20
Questions for you OR anybody claiming the trade war had nothing to do with Soybean prices:
Why did bean prices drop late 2024 and remained depressed and what caused the few tick ups late winter and throughout?
Were  harvest price soybeans actually higher this year than last year ( pre Besset post and China meeting)?
Why the drastic run up last week of October through first part November (October 1 Nov board price vs now)?
I do not EXPECT a government payment to be profitable but I do expect a Government to not pick winners and losers.
According to market movement starting after Bessets announcement, soybeans could’ve/should’ve been $1-1.50 higher all year keeping all other variables the same.
If it is fine to import more beef from other countries to control the high beef price and get consumers price down why not do the same with lumber from Canada or other building materials to get the price of building a house, barn, machine shed down? Why choose one over the other?
I guess I do agree with the President on “There are Winners and Losers” ;)