# Commodities Slide as U.S.-China Spat Hits Soy to Steelmakers - Bloomberg

> Commodities fell broadly after Trump threatened tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese goods, with agriculture the worst hit. A Bloomberg commodities gauge dropped to its lowest level since early April.

- Date: 2018-06-19 · published 2018-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10576-commodities-slide-as-u-s-china-spat-hits-soy-to-steelmakers-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The threatened tariffs on China, a major importer of US soybeans, reduce expected demand and push farm commodity prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-05-13 | [China Sees Its Soy Imports Sliding Just as US Farmers Eye Deals - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19249-china-sees-its-soy-imports-sliding-just-as-us-farmers-eye-deals-bloomberg.md) | -0.3% | -7.5% |
| SOY | 2018-04-09 | [Canada Bets Big on Canola Amid China-U.S. Spat - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65471-canada-bets-big-on-canola-amid-china-u-s-spat-bloomberg.md) | +2.0% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2024-04-10 | [Is China avoiding U.S. commodities as a political stunt?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14758-is-china-avoiding-u-s-commodities-as-a-political-stunt.md) | -2.5% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2019-05-13 | [What Does the US Export to China? Soybeans Lowest in Decade - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7754-what-does-the-us-export-to-china-soybeans-lowest-in-decade-bloomberg.md) | +3.1% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2025-08-27 | [China’s Soy Crushers May Be Facing a Winter Without US Beans - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23362-china-s-soy-crushers-may-be-facing-a-winter-without-us-beans-bloomberg.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Is China avoiding U.S. commodities as a political stunt?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14758-is-china-avoiding-u-s-commodities-as-a-political-stunt.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2019-04-12 | [Top U.S. Ags Trade Negotiator Says China `Bristles' in Talks - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59452-top-u-s-ags-trade-negotiator-says-china-bristles-in-talks-bloomberg.md) | +1.1% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2018-11-02 | [As China soy demand wavers, U.S. farmers turn back to grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62089-as-china-soy-demand-wavers-u-s-farmers-turn-back-to-grains.md) | +3.2% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-19/commodities-slide-as-u-s-china-spat-hits-soy-to-steelmakers

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