# Soybean market changing for North Dakota farmers, but China and tariffs still loom large - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> North Dakota farmers now have two new soybean crush plants, which together can process about half the state's crop, reducing dependence on China. The state ships about 90% of its soybeans out of state, with roughly two-thirds going to China and Southeast Asia, while the US-China trade talks remain unresolved.

- Date: 2025-05-19 · published 2025-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24729-soybean-market-changing-for-north-dakota-farmers-but-china-and-tariffs-still
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Domestic crush capacity supports local soybean basis and adds soymeal and soybean oil supply, but China's buying still sets the export price ceiling. Trade-talk outcomes remain the main price risk.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-11-11 | [Market looks past midterms to USDA estimates - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61988-market-looks-past-midterms-to-usda-estimates-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | +1.9% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2022-05-08 | [Soybean farmers are still targeted by Chinese tariffs 4 years later \| CNN Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14930-soybean-farmers-are-still-targeted-by-chinese-tariffs-4-years-later-cnn-politics.md) | +4.1% | +2.6% |
| 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 | 2021-12-02 | [China buys Brazilian and North American soybeans after falling prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43636-china-buys-brazilian-and-north-american-soybeans-after-falling-prices.md) | +2.7% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2019-10-15 | [Soybean promoters shop for  new markets as talks with China continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56619-soybean-promoters-shop-for-new-markets-as-talks-with-china-continue.md) | -0.8% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2025-11-14 | [U.S.–China Soybean Deal: Comparing Past Export Levels and Global Market Impacts - Center for Commercial Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7893-u-s-china-soybean-deal-comparing-past-export-levels-and-global-market-impacts.md) | -3.4% | -8.0% |
| SBM | 2026-08-01 | [Tariffs, in the way of larger China purchases of US soybeans: market sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18362-tariffs-in-the-way-of-larger-china-purchases-of-us-soybeans-market-sources.md) | -0.8% | +8.2% |
| SBM | 2021-12-02 | [China buys Brazilian and North American soybeans after falling prices - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43636-china-buys-brazilian-and-north-american-soybeans-after-falling-prices.md) | +2.0% | +13.8% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/crops/soybeans/soybean-market-changing-for-north-dakota-farmers-but-china-and-tariffs-still-loom-large

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