
A 10% baseline U.S. tariff took effect April 5 on most nations, with Mexico and Canada largely exempt under USMCA. Talks with Mexico, India, Japan and Thailand are ongoing, while US-China tariffs escalated further.
Tariff uncertainty disrupts agricultural trade flows and could reduce US export demand, weighing on grain and meal prices until deals are reached.
After 369 past bearish policy events, SOY moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.8%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 310 past bearish policy events, CORN moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.9%), and +0.6% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.