# Thaw in U.S.–China Tariffs Brings Export Boom—but Not a Strategic Reversal

> A 90-day pause on US-China agricultural tariffs from May 14 to August 11, 2025 cut China's retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods from 125% to 10%. Chinese buyers accelerated purchases of US soybeans, corn and pork, while China continued diversifying toward Brazil and Argentina.

- Date: 2025-06-12 · published 2025-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14657-thaw-in-u-s-china-tariffs-brings-export-boom-but-not-a-strategic-reversal
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Front-loaded Chinese buying supports US soybean and corn export demand near term, but the shift toward Brazilian and Argentine supply limits lasting price support.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-09-16 | [China's soybean buying revival boosts US export outlook; tariffs cloud prospects \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14548-china-s-soybean-buying-revival-boosts-us-export-outlook-tariffs-cloud-prospects.md) | +0.5% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2019-09-24 | [China gives waivers to importers to buy U.S. soy exempt from tariffs: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56921-china-gives-waivers-to-importers-to-buy-u-s-soy-exempt-from-tariffs-sources.md) | +1.5% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2024-12-19 | [Exclusive: China's state importer books US soy purchases as tariff threat looms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14695-exclusive-china-s-state-importer-books-us-soy-purchases-as-tariff-threat-looms.md) | +3.8% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2019-03-04 | [U.S. and China Near a Trade Deal to Drop Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59969-u-s-and-china-near-a-trade-deal-to-drop-tariffs.md) | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2021-10-05 | [Is Argentina’s Soy Boom Over? - Transport Energy Strategies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44403-is-argentina-s-soy-boom-over-transport-energy-strategies.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-02-24 | [U.S. Corn Exports To China Boom - 2020 Year in Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48473-u-s-corn-exports-to-china-boom-2020-year-in-review.md) | +0.7% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2019-03-04 | [U.S. and China Near a Trade Deal to Drop Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59969-u-s-and-china-near-a-trade-deal-to-drop-tariffs.md) | -2.2% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2020-04-30 | [China Boosts Low-Tariff Corn Imports as State Reserves Drop (1)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53501-china-boosts-low-tariff-corn-imports-as-state-reserves-drop-1.md) | +1.9% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/ko/stories/thaw-in-uschina-tariffs-brings-export-boombut-not-a-strategic-reversal

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