# Damaged soy crop hits farmers reeling from U.S.-China trade war

> Rain-damaged soybeans in the U.S. Mississippi Delta, soaked by late-season storms including Hurricane Florence bands, are molding and rotting in pods. Beans failing quality guidelines expose farmers with forward contracts to delivery penalties.

- Date: 2018-09-28 · published 2018-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63060-damaged-soy-crop-hits-farmers-reeling-from-u-s-china-trade-war
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower-quality supply from the Delta reduces deliverable soybeans and adds penalties for growers, while the broader trade war has already pushed prices to decade lows, keeping pressure on soybean and meal values.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-10-21 | [Speedy US corn and soy harvests strain farmers, storage capacity \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13142-speedy-us-corn-and-soy-harvests-strain-farmers-storage-capacity-reuters.md) | +1.8% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2022-06-29 | [With world short of wheat, Argentina farmers worry about crop \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14026-with-world-short-of-wheat-argentina-farmers-worry-about-crop-reuters.md) | -5.0% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2025-03-17 | [U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on fears of wind damage to US crop - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5620-u-s-grains-wheat-climbs-on-fears-of-wind-damage-to-us-crop-agcanada.md) | +1.1% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2023-04-01 | [Record in Brazil, Drop in Argentina: Contrasting Soybean Harvests in South America - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13656-record-in-brazil-drop-in-argentina-contrasting-soybean-harvests-in-south.md) | -1.2% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2025-05-21 | [Dry weather to bring relief to Argentina's soggy farmlands](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13857-dry-weather-to-bring-relief-to-argentina-s-soggy-farmlands.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 2021-04-21 | [Little Damage Expected from Freezing Temps \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47446-little-damage-expected-from-freezing-temps-feed-and-grain.md) | +3.5% | +0.1% |
| SBM | 2020-08-26 | [Soybeans up on weather, demand from China - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51480-soybeans-up-on-weather-demand-from-china-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.8% | +17.3% |
| SBM | 2022-01-20 | [Argentina rains cap crop losses from drought, weather experts say - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43039-argentina-rains-cap-crop-losses-from-drought-weather-experts-say-agweek-1.md) | +0.2% | +11.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/environment/damaged-soy-crop-hits-farmers-reeling-from-us-china-trade-war-idUSKCN1M72NB/

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