# China says U.S. farmers may never regain market share lost in trade war - POLITICO

> China says U.S. farmers may never regain the soybean market share they lost in the trade war. China is buying more soybeans from other countries, promoting livestock feed alternatives to soy, and pushing farmers to plant more domestic crops. Before the dispute, China had been on track to import 300 million tons of soybeans from the United States this year.

- Date: 2018-08-11 · published 2018-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63420-china-says-u-s-farmers-may-never-regain-market-share-lost-in-trade-war-politico
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Structural shifts in Chinese sourcing and feed formulations could permanently reduce U.S. soybean export demand. Alternative feed use would also cut soymeal demand over time.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: 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 | 2017-01-26 | [America's farmers stand to lose the most in a China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72863-america-s-farmers-stand-to-lose-the-most-in-a-china-trade-war.md) | -1.8% | -4.1% |
| 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 | 2024-10-17 | [New US-China Trade War Could Cost Farmers Billions \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27846-new-us-china-trade-war-could-cost-farmers-billions-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | +1.8% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2018-11-14 | [U.S. farmers scramble to contain trade-war damage, find new markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61932-u-s-farmers-scramble-to-contain-trade-war-damage-find-new-markets.md) | +1.6% | +4.6% |
| SBM | 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) | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| SBM | 2024-10-17 | [New US-China Trade War Could Cost Farmers Billions \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27846-new-us-china-trade-war-could-cost-farmers-billions-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -0.4% | -7.2% |
| SBM | 2019-04-25 | [Farmers have received $8.4 billion in China trade war aid - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59574-farmers-have-received-8-4-billion-in-china-trade-war-aid-upi-com.md) | -1.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/11/farmers-china-soy-bean-market-share-734773

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