On agricultural markets, soybeans in the red after Trump's election and the agreement between the United States and China sets the markets ablaze

American analysts had anticipated a "resurgence of volatility" on the agricultural commodities market with a Republican victory, fueled by the uncertainty linked to the change of president. But this volatility is partly tempered by the clarity of Donald Trump's victory: "At least on this level, there will be no issue", notes Edward de Saint-Denis, of the brokerage firm Plantureux & Associés. But for everything else, underlines Sébastien Poncelet, analyst at Argus Media France, "we have many more uncertainties and questions than answers". The first notable element on the grain markets is the significant drop in the price of soybeans in pre-opening on the Chicago Stock Exchange. This concern about oilseeds on the American market is linked to the memory of the trade war between China and the United States in 2018/19: "in retaliation for the increase in American customs duties on Chinese imports (on solar panels, steel, aluminum, etc.), the Chinese were almost no longer buying ...