# Trump trade war fallout hits Argentine soy crushers despite export boom | Reuters

> Idle capacity at Argentina's soybean crushing plants rose to 31% in July and has widened since, according to the CIARA-CEC chamber. Processors are losing business as strong raw bean exports to China absorb supply that would otherwise be crushed locally.

- Date: 2025-09-18 · published 2025-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13830-trump-trade-war-fallout-hits-argentine-soy-crushers-despite-export-boom-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crush throughput reduces domestic meal and oil output, which can tighten those export markets, while more raw beans leaving the country adds to bean supply. The net price effect is mixed across soybeans, meal and oil.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-07-23 | [Crushing it! – Promising Outlook for US Soy Crush Despite Trade War - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64105-crushing-it-promising-outlook-for-us-soy-crush-despite-trade-war-rabobank.md) | +1.8% | +1.0% |
| SBM | 2019-04-03 | [Farmers delay pricing soy in Argentina trade-currency wager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59634-farmers-delay-pricing-soy-in-argentina-trade-currency-wager.md) | -0.5% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2025-09-18 | [Soybean windfall brings pain to Argentina’s crushing industry amid US-China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13834-soybean-windfall-brings-pain-to-argentina-s-crushing-industry-amid-us-china.md) | -3.8% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2020-09-22 | [Exclusive: Argentina soy crushing to fall 9.5% this year, export chamber says \| 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTC \| Holland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50967-exclusive-argentina-soy-crushing-to-fall-9-5-this-year-export-chamber-says-1450.md) | -0.2% | +11.9% |
| SBM | 2021-10-05 | [Is Argentina’s Soy Boom Over? - Transport Energy Strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44403-is-argentina-s-soy-boom-over-transport-energy-strategies.md) | -0.9% | +2.1% |
| SBO | 2018-07-23 | [Crushing it! – Promising Outlook for US Soy Crush Despite Trade War - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64105-crushing-it-promising-outlook-for-us-soy-crush-despite-trade-war-rabobank.md) | +1.2% | +0.0% |
| SBO | 2025-03-07 | [US soyoil exports hit 15-year high as pricy palm shifts vegoil trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25669-us-soyoil-exports-hit-15-year-high-as-pricy-palm-shifts-vegoil-trade-reuters.md) | -1.9% | +8.0% |
| SBO | 2025-09-18 | [Soybean windfall brings pain to Argentina’s crushing industry amid US-China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13834-soybean-windfall-brings-pain-to-argentina-s-crushing-industry-amid-us-china.md) | -3.8% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-trade-war-fallout-hits-argentine-soy-crushers-despite-export-boom-2025-09-18/

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