# Tariff escalations trigger another decline in US farm exports to China

> US agricultural exports to China fell 39% between June 2024 and June 2025, according to Census Bureau data. The decline follows tariff escalations, with US tariffs reaching 145% and Chinese retaliatory duties reaching 125% earlier in the year. A tariff truce has since been extended.

- Date: 2025-08-25 · published 2025-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14640-tariff-escalations-trigger-another-decline-in-us-farm-exports-to-china
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Chinese demand for US soybeans and corn keeps US export basis weak and shifts Chinese purchases to Brazil, supporting South American prices relative to US futures.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-11-07 | [Trump's tariff threat puts US farm exports to China at risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14703-trump-s-tariff-threat-puts-us-farm-exports-to-china-at-risk.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-05-23 | [US farmers feel pain as soybean exports to China flatline despite tariff truce \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14660-us-farmers-feel-pain-as-soybean-exports-to-china-flatline-despite-tariff-truce.md) | -2.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14677-china-slaps-extra-tariffs-of-up-to-15-on-imports-of-major-us-farm-exports-ap.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2025-04-01 | [Trump's China tariffs trigger retaliation against U.S. farm products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14679-trump-s-china-tariffs-trigger-retaliation-against-u-s-farm-products.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2024-11-14 | [Trump’s tariffs seen delivering a repeat blow to US farm exports – Roll Call](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14708-trump-s-tariffs-seen-delivering-a-repeat-blow-to-us-farm-exports-roll-call.md) | -1.4% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-11-07 | [Trump's tariff threat puts US farm exports to China at risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14703-trump-s-tariff-threat-puts-us-farm-exports-to-china-at-risk.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14677-china-slaps-extra-tariffs-of-up-to-15-on-imports-of-major-us-farm-exports-ap.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [Trump's China tariffs trigger retaliation against U.S. farm products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14679-trump-s-china-tariffs-trigger-retaliation-against-u-s-farm-products.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- investigatemidwest.org: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/tariff-escalations-trigger-another-decline-in-us-farm-exports-to-china/

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