# Trade war: US-China trade battle in charts

> The BBC explains the US-China trade war, noting Trump's plan to more than double tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods on Friday. Beijing and Washington were starting two days of talks despite the escalation.

- Date: 2019-05-08 · published 2019-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10431-trade-war-us-china-trade-battle-in-charts
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff escalation and retaliation risk threaten US agricultural exports to China, a key driver of soybean and feed grain demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-11-30 | [U.S. Ag Sales to China to Fall by 45% in Trade War](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61933-u-s-ag-sales-to-china-to-fall-by-45-in-trade-war.md) | +3.3% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2018-12-20 | [China Trade War Rattles Investors in New US Soy Processing Plants](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61650-china-trade-war-rattles-investors-in-new-us-soy-processing-plants.md) | -3.4% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-09-20 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63015-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2018-12-27 | [Inside China's strategy in the soybean trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61593-inside-china-s-strategy-in-the-soybean-trade-war.md) | +3.5% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-08-27 | [Forex markets: US-China trade tensions in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57811-forex-markets-us-china-trade-tensions-in-focus.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2018-09-24 | [Trade war lowers China’s grain imports \| 2018-09-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62890-trade-war-lowers-china-s-grain-imports-2018-09-24-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48196495

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