Uncertainty increased for U.S. soybean exporters this week with Donald Trump's election win, since shipments to top customer China were severely curbed when a trade war began during Trump’s first presidency.

Donald Trump is preparing to implement the most extensive tariffs in a century, and some of these tariffs are intended to serve as bargaining chips in trade negotiations, writes "The Washington Post." The newspaper adds that the introduction of a universal basic tariff is unlikely.