# Argentina's Soymeal Plants Battered By Trade War And Taxes | ESM Magazine

> Soymeal crushing plants in Rosario, Argentina, along the Parana River have been idled and some workers laid off as the industry loses export share. Chinese retaliatory tariffs on US soybeans left millions of tonnes stranded in the US and pushed prices down, making US crushing and soymeal exports to Southeast Asia more competitive.

- Date: 2019-03-10 · published 2019-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59938-argentina-s-soymeal-plants-battered-by-trade-war-and-taxes-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

US soymeal exports gaining share in Southeast Asia at Argentina's expense tightens competition in the meal market and keeps soymeal export prices under pressure while the trade dispute continues.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-06-26 | [Exclusive: China pens Argentine soymeal test deal with eye on US trade war disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14659-exclusive-china-pens-argentine-soymeal-test-deal-with-eye-on-us-trade-war.md) | -1.3% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2017-12-28 | [As World Eats More Meat, US Soy Losing Battle To Feed Animals \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67499-as-world-eats-more-meat-us-soy-losing-battle-to-feed-animals-esm-magazine.md) | +0.5% | +6.8% |
| SBM | 2024-03-25 | [Argentina soymeal exports set to rise \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13933-argentina-soymeal-exports-set-to-rise-latest-market-news.md) | -2.4% | +1.0% |
| SBM | 2026-06-20 | [Brazil’s soymeal export push challenges Argentina’s dominance - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18881-brazil-s-soymeal-export-push-challenges-argentina-s-dominance-markets-business.md) | +1.2% | +5.7% |
| SBM | 2019-08-30 | [As US Trade Dispute Lingers, China Gives Argentina Soy Meal a Second Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57426-as-us-trade-dispute-lingers-china-gives-argentina-soy-meal-a-second-look.md) | -1.6% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2025-06-26 | [Exclusive: China pens Argentine soymeal test deal with eye on US trade war disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14659-exclusive-china-pens-argentine-soymeal-test-deal-with-eye-on-us-trade-war.md) | +2.5% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2017-12-28 | [As World Eats More Meat, US Soy Losing Battle To Feed Animals \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67499-as-world-eats-more-meat-us-soy-losing-battle-to-feed-animals-esm-magazine.md) | +0.4% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2025-09-18 | [Trump trade war fallout hits Argentine soy crushers despite export boom \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13830-trump-trade-war-fallout-hits-argentine-soy-crushers-despite-export-boom-reuters.md) | -3.3% | -3.6% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/argentinas-soymeal-plants-battered-trade-war-taxes-72156

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