# Trade War’s impact on grain shipping | 2019-01-24  | World Grain

> World Grain reviews how the U.S.-China trade war is disrupting grain shipping and supply chains. A 90-day truce delayed new tariffs, but no lasting trade deal has been signed and planning remains very uncertain.

- Date: 2019-01-24 · published 2019-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61014-trade-war-s-impact-on-grain-shipping-2019-01-24-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Chinese demand for U.S. soybeans and grains keeps U.S. export prices under pressure, while tariff uncertainty raises freight and logistics costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-08-07 | [Shipping markets in chaos over trade war \| 2018-08-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63422-shipping-markets-in-chaos-over-trade-war-2018-08-07-world-grain.md) | -2.7% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2019-01-08 | [Dry Bulk Shipping: The Effect of the Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61285-dry-bulk-shipping-the-effect-of-the-trade-war.md) | -2.4% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2019-12-03 | [Ocean shipping in crossfire again as trade war reignites - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55762-ocean-shipping-in-crossfire-again-as-trade-war-reignites-freightwaves.md) | +3.1% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2019-01-10 | [Trade disputes impacting organic grain sector - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61152-trade-disputes-impacting-organic-grain-sector-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-01-06 | [Potential impacts of US-China trade war 2.0 on soybeans - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14693-potential-impacts-of-us-china-trade-war-2-0-on-soybeans-rabobank.md) | +3.3% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2018-08-07 | [Shipping markets in chaos over trade war \| 2018-08-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63422-shipping-markets-in-chaos-over-trade-war-2018-08-07-world-grain.md) | -9.1% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2018-09-24 | [Trade war lowers China’s grain imports \| 2018-09-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62890-trade-war-lowers-china-s-grain-imports-2018-09-24-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [Mexico to study imported GM corn impact on tortillas \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36382-mexico-to-study-imported-gm-corn-impact-on-tortillas-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/11537-trade-wars-impact-on-grain-shipping

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