# Argentina oilseed chamber says U.S. biodiesel tariffs to hit soy prices | BIODIESEL ARGENTINA-NOTICIAS SOBRE BIODIÉSEL BIOCOMBUSTIBLES Y ENERGIAS RENOVABLES

> Argentina's oilseed chamber CIARA said U.S. Commerce Department duties of up to 64.17 percent on Argentine biodiesel imports would lower local soyoil and soybean prices. Argentina is the top soyoil and soymeal exporter, and the government is negotiating with the US.

- Date: 2017-09-01 · published 2017-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69032-argentina-oilseed-chamber-says-u-s-biodiesel-tariffs-to-hit-soy-prices
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lost access to the US biodiesel market reduces Argentine soyoil export demand, which pressures world soyoil and soybean crush values and may shift meal export flows.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

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| SBO | 2019-07-10 | [DOC lowers duties on Argentina biodiesel \| 2019-07-09 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58195-doc-lowers-duties-on-argentina-biodiesel-2019-07-09-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +0.4% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2024-10-29 | [Canada's renewable diesel projects hit by US import surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15180-canada-s-renewable-diesel-projects-hit-by-us-import-surge.md) | +5.8% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2018-03-09 | [China says U.S. soybeans 'prime target' over tariffs: trade group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65864-china-says-u-s-soybeans-prime-target-over-tariffs-trade-group.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2019-08-28 | [AgroPages-Argentine oilseed industry closer to start selling soybean meal to China-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57428-agropages-argentine-oilseed-industry-closer-to-start-selling-soybean-meal-to.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2018-06-19 | [Commodities Slide as U.S.-China Spat Hits Soy to Steelmakers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10576-commodities-slide-as-u-s-china-spat-hits-soy-to-steelmakers-bloomberg.md) | -3.7% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- biodiesel.com.ar: https://biodiesel.com.ar/11721/argentina-oilseed-chamber-says-u-s-biodiesel-tariffs-to-hit-soy-prices

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