# Soybean, pork farmers hurt most by trade war

> Farm Futures reported that China's soybean purchases from the US for the year are down 97 percent. The article focuses on the impact of the trade war on soybean and pork farmers. It is a policy-focused overview of trade war effects.

- Date: 2018-10-29 · published 2018-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62549-soybean-pork-farmers-hurt-most-by-trade-war
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A near-total halt in Chinese US soybean purchases tightens US export demand and pressures US soybean prices, while the 62 percent tariff on US pork weighs on hog markets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-01-09 | [New Data: U.S. Soybean Farmers Lost 2nd Year To China Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55115-new-data-u-s-soybean-farmers-lost-2nd-year-to-china-trade-war.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2018-01-16 | [For US Soybean Growers, Trade War Is Here](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66856-for-us-soybean-growers-trade-war-is-here.md) | +4.3% | +6.1% |
| SOY | 2018-03-29 | [Chinese soybean tariffs would hurt U.S. soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65865-chinese-soybean-tariffs-would-hurt-u-s-soybean-farmers.md) | +1.3% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2024-12-12 | [Trump trade war to hurt farmers as China turns to Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14698-trump-trade-war-to-hurt-farmers-as-china-turns-to-brazil.md) | -4.4% | +1.8% |
| HOGS | 2019-05-16 | [Trade war, ASF disrupting US soybean, pork producers \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59080-trade-war-asf-disrupting-us-soybean-pork-producers-feed-strategy.md) | -0.4% | -8.9% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-26 | [Trump trade war sinking key commodity exports like pork and soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25130-trump-trade-war-sinking-key-commodity-exports-like-pork-and-soybeans.md) | +1.0% | +5.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-07-17 | [Trade war leaves U.S. with mountain of cheap pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5212-trade-war-leaves-u-s-with-mountain-of-cheap-pork.md) | -10.7% | -26.8% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/livestock-and-poultry-market-news/soybean-pork-farmers-hurt-most-by-trade-war

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