# Report: China halts US corn, soybean orders | World Grain

> USDA data cited by Nikkei show China has placed no orders for U.S. corn and soybeans since January 16, 2025. Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods reached up to 145%, prompting a 125% Chinese tariff on U.S. products.

- Date: 2025-04-21 · published 2025-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14669-report-china-halts-us-corn-soybean-orders-world-grain
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The absence of Chinese orders and the prohibitive tariff rates reduce export demand for U.S. grains and push U.S. prices lower relative to competitors.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-12-20 | [China ramps up Brazil soy, corn purchases \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14787-china-ramps-up-brazil-soy-corn-purchases-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | -7.6% |
| SOY | 2026-01-13 | [Argentina soybean exports forecast to rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13812-argentina-soybean-exports-forecast-to-rise-world-grain.md) | +1.9% | +8.7% |
| SOY | 2018-05-04 | [Angst in farm belt after reports that China halted buying US soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65058-angst-in-farm-belt-after-reports-that-china-halted-buying-us-soybeans.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [China September Soybean Imports Ease \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50150-china-september-soybean-imports-ease-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2025-11-12 | [China's soybean glut could defeat US export hopes after trade thaw \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21942-china-s-soybean-glut-could-defeat-us-export-hopes-after-trade-thaw-reuters.md) | +3.6% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2023-12-20 | [China ramps up Brazil soy, corn purchases \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14787-china-ramps-up-brazil-soy-corn-purchases-world-grain.md) | +3.1% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-08-17 | [Report: US-Mexico GM corn fight intensifies \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34541-report-us-mexico-gm-corn-fight-intensifies-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2018-05-04 | [Angst in farm belt after reports that China halted buying US soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65058-angst-in-farm-belt-after-reports-that-china-halted-buying-us-soybeans.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/21302-report-china-halts-us-corn-soybean-orders

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