# U.S.-China tariff détente holds as officials eye more ag purchases | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Trump and cabinet officials described a US-China deal that preserves the Geneva tariff truce, with the US applying a 10% baseline tariff plus 20% fentanyl-related duties on Chinese imports while China keeps a 10% retaliatory tariff. Officials said the arrangement could lead to more Chinese purchases of US ag products.

- Date: 2025-06-11 · published 2025-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14658-u-s-china-tariff-detente-holds-as-officials-eye-more-ag-purchases-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Confirmed tariff stability and possible ag purchase commitments support US farm export demand, a bullish signal for soybeans and corn.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-07-17 | [Daybreak July 17: China maintains swift pace of ag purchases \| 2020-07-17  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51982-daybreak-july-17-china-maintains-swift-pace-of-ag-purchases-2020-07-17-agri.md) | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2020-07-22 | [China ramps up US soy purchases on good prices \| 2020-07-22  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52160-china-ramps-up-us-soy-purchases-on-good-prices-2020-07-22-agri-pulse.md) | +0.0% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2022-06-08 | [Yellen critical of US tariffs on China \| 2022-06-08 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14923-yellen-critical-of-us-tariffs-on-china-2022-06-08-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.7% | -7.9% |
| SOY | 2018-05-23 | [US seeks to more than double ag exports in talks with China \| 2018-05-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64911-us-seeks-to-more-than-double-ag-exports-in-talks-with-china-2018-05-23-agri.md) | -0.7% | -13.7% |
| SOY | 2025-01-22 | [Can the phase one deal shield U.S. farmers from tariff retaliation?  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14690-can-the-phase-one-deal-shield-u-s-farmers-from-tariff-retaliation-agri-pulse.md) | -2.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2020-07-17 | [Daybreak July 17: China maintains swift pace of ag purchases \| 2020-07-17  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51982-daybreak-july-17-china-maintains-swift-pace-of-ag-purchases-2020-07-17-agri.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-06-08 | [Yellen critical of US tariffs on China \| 2022-06-08 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14923-yellen-critical-of-us-tariffs-on-china-2022-06-08-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -1.5% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2018-05-23 | [US seeks to more than double ag exports in talks with China \| 2018-05-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64911-us-seeks-to-more-than-double-ag-exports-in-talks-with-china-2018-05-23-agri.md) | -0.5% | -8.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/23046-us-china-tariff-detente-holds-as-officials-eye-more-ag-purchases

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