# Argentine soymeal factories take the brunt of trade war and taxes - DatamarNews

> Argentine soymeal crushing plants in Rosario have shut or downsized due to the US-China trade dispute and Argentina's export taxes. The US is undercutting Argentine soymeal prices in traditional markets such as Vietnam and Indonesia, while multinationals shift crushing to the US.

- Date: 2019-03-11 · published 2019-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60157-argentine-soymeal-factories-take-the-brunt-of-trade-war-and-taxes-datamarnews
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Argentine crush and export competitiveness tightens the link between US soymeal exports and global protein supply, supporting US soymeal prices relative to Argentina.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-08-23 | [Brazil to lead soymeal exports as Argentina's production slumps - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34666-brazil-to-lead-soymeal-exports-as-argentina-s-production-slumps-datamarnews.md) | +3.0% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2025-10-27 | [After the Bell \| Soybeans surge on trade deal news - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4790-after-the-bell-soybeans-surge-on-trade-deal-news-pro-farmer.md) | +10.4% | +9.1% |
| SBM | 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) | -3.8% | -2.8% |
| 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 | 2023-02-15 | [India's soymeal exports to soar as drought trims Argentine supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37414-india-s-soymeal-exports-to-soar-as-drought-trims-argentine-supply.md) | -0.8% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2019-04-24 | [Argentina seeks soybean sales in China - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59437-argentina-seeks-soybean-sales-in-china-datamarnews.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2019-03-20 | [As bumper harvest nears, Argentina's soy farmers stall deals waiting for trade war's end](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59939-as-bumper-harvest-nears-argentina-s-soy-farmers-stall-deals-waiting-for-trade.md) | -0.4% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2019-10-28 | [The fine print of Trump's China tariff deal - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56429-the-fine-print-of-trump-s-china-tariff-deal-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- datamarnews.com: https://datamarnews.com/noticias/argentine-soymeal-factories-take-the-brunt-of-trade-war-and-taxes/

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