# Trump's Tariff War Scrambles U.S. Trade Routes as Soy Piles Up - Bloomberg

> Trump's trade war with China is shifting how US soybeans and corn move within the country. Traders are diverting Pacific Northwest soybean supply to Gulf of Mexico ports for shipment to other destinations, and some elevators are shipping more corn to free space for soybeans. The bumper crop is also raising storage needs.

- Date: 2018-11-01 · published 2018-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62087-trump-s-tariff-war-scrambles-u-s-trade-routes-as-soy-piles-up-bloomberg
- 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

Rerouted soybean flows raise freight and basis costs for the Pacific Northwest and boost Gulf demand, while the larger storage need adds pressure on cash soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral
- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-01-23 | [Soybean Market Gets Jittery About China After Trump’s Tariff Move - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66857-soybean-market-gets-jittery-about-china-after-trump-s-tariff-move-bloomberg.md) | +0.7% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2018-11-30 | [Factbox: Tariff wars - duties imposed by Trump and U.S. trading partners \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61935-factbox-tariff-wars-duties-imposed-by-trump-and-u-s-trading-partners-reuters.md) | +3.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2020-11-19 | [U.S. Soybean Prices Crumble as Trade War Sparks Brazil Rally - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50180-u-s-soybean-prices-crumble-as-trade-war-sparks-brazil-rally-pork-business.md) | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [Trump escalates trade war with more China tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8497-trump-escalates-trade-war-with-more-china-tariffs.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2025-01-21 | [Trump to hold off on tariffs, report says, easing trade war fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12678-trump-to-hold-off-on-tariffs-report-says-easing-trade-war-fears.md) | -0.5% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2025-04-15 | [Trump trade war dries up sorghum sales to China but US farmers plan to plant more](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25177-trump-trade-war-dries-up-sorghum-sales-to-china-but-us-farmers-plan-to-plant.md) | -0.8% | -6.8% |
| CORN | 2019-02-22 | [USDA has paid out $7.7 billion to help farmers hit by Trump's tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60597-usda-has-paid-out-7-7-billion-to-help-farmers-hit-by-trump-s-tariffs.md) | -1.3% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-01/trump-s-tariff-war-scrambles-u-s-trade-routes-as-soy-piles-up

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