# Surging costs and China trade war test US farmers' loyalty to Trump - Nikkei Asia

> Nikkei Asia reports that US soybean growers are squeezed by higher input costs and weaker Chinese demand ahead of the midterm elections. A North Dakota farmer is cited as an example of the financial strain.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T06:12:17.298Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74978-surging-costs-and-china-trade-war-test-us-farmers-loyalty-to-trump-nikkei-asia
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Chinese demand for US soybeans keeps US soybean prices under pressure, while farmer financial stress could affect planting and marketing decisions. Temporary trade truces are not seen as fully restoring lost export demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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% |
| 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 | 2018-10-12 | [Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8558-trade-war-drives-farmers-to-corn-as-china-shuns-us-soybeans-tt.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/u.s.-midterm-elections/surging-costs-and-china-trade-war-test-us-farmers-loyalty-to-trump

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