# China Trade War Rattles Investors in New US Soy Processing Plants

> Investors are hesitating over planned US soybean crushing plants in Wisconsin and New York because of the US-China trade war. China has largely stopped buying US beans and has bought from Brazil since its 25% tariff in July. Crush margins are strong but seen as uncertain before the March 2 deadline.

- Date: 2018-12-20 · published 2018-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61650-china-trade-war-rattles-investors-in-new-us-soy-processing-plants
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker expected crush capacity growth limits the outlet for US beans and the future meal and oil supply, which keeps pressure on soybean prices while the trade dispute is unresolved.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-05-08 | [Trade war: US-China trade battle in charts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10431-trade-war-us-china-trade-battle-in-charts.md) | +0.0% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2019-08-08 | [US-China trade war: Soybean farmers are working new markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57614-us-china-trade-war-soybean-farmers-are-working-new-markets.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |
| 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 | 2018-06-29 | [Trade Dispute Hits China’s Yuan, Investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8536-trade-dispute-hits-china-s-yuan-investors.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |
| SBM | 2018-11-12 | [U.S. soybean farmers hang on for dear life in Trump's China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62097-u-s-soybean-farmers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-trump-s-china-trade-war.md) | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2025-08-28 | [What Role Do Farm Products Have in U.S.-China Trade Deal?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14641-what-role-do-farm-products-have-in-u-s-china-trade-deal.md) | -5.5% | -6.9% |
| SBM | 2025-08-29 | [China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid US trade war, sources say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14639-china-boosts-soybean-buys-from-argentina-uruguay-amid-us-trade-war-sources-say.md) | -2.7% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- voanews.com: https://www.voanews.com/a/china-trade-war-rattles-investors-in-new-us-soy-processing-plants/4709653.html

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