# Local ports see 'dramatic hit' to soybean exports during US-China trade war

> Grain exports through Columbia River terminals at Longview, Washington have fallen sharply because of the US-China tariff dispute. Regional officials are concerned about job losses and knock-on effects for port workers and railroads.

- Date: 2019-05-29 · published 2019-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59104-local-ports-see-dramatic-hit-to-soybean-exports-during-us-china-trade-war
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower US soybean shipments to China shift export flows toward Brazil and reduce US soybean demand, which is bearish for soybeans and soybean meal. The local port effect reflects the broader tariff-driven export decline.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-11-06 | [Panamax rates slide as trade war bites into US soybean exports to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56287-panamax-rates-slide-as-trade-war-bites-into-us-soybean-exports-to-china.md) | -1.7% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2018-12-03 | [Trump’s trade war sees US soybean exports heading south](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61762-trump-s-trade-war-sees-us-soybean-exports-heading-south.md) | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2025-07-14 | [US soybean exports to China at risk amid lingering trade tensions: WTO official \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14651-us-soybean-exports-to-china-at-risk-amid-lingering-trade-tensions-wto-official.md) | +2.4% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-04-30 | [CBOT soybeans hit two-week low on US-China trade war concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25128-cbot-soybeans-hit-two-week-low-on-us-china-trade-war-concerns.md) | -0.6% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-06-28 | [US-China trade tensions hurt Argentine soybean exports - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58439-us-china-trade-tensions-hurt-argentine-soybean-exports-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -1.7% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2025-04-30 | [CBOT soybeans hit two-week low on US-China trade war concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25128-cbot-soybeans-hit-two-week-low-on-us-china-trade-war-concerns.md) | -1.5% | +1.2% |
| SBM | 2019-06-28 | [US-China trade tensions hurt Argentine soybean exports - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58439-us-china-trade-tensions-hurt-argentine-soybean-exports-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -2.7% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2018-10-12 | [Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8558-trade-war-drives-farmers-to-corn-as-china-shuns-us-soybeans-tt.md) | +1.1% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- tdn.com: https://tdn.com/news/local/article_2da51e78-5951-55f7-8bd4-e8b979eac0a7.html

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