# China’s grains, oilseeds procurement to see limited impact from US agricultural tariffs

> Market participants said China's decision to impose countertariffs on US farm products from March 10 would have limited impact on its grain and oilseed imports. China has already been cutting its reliance on US supplies and has shifted purchases to Australia, Canada, Russia and Argentina. Traders said China has not bought US wheat for months and has a large domestic wheat crop.

- Date: 2025-03-04 · published 2025-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14674-china-s-grains-oilseeds-procurement-to-see-limited-impact-from-us-agricultural
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

US sales to China are a smaller share of its imports than before, so the tariffs are unlikely to shift global wheat or corn prices much. US soybean exports face the most exposure, which could weigh on US soybean prices relative to Brazil.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-03-25 | [Limited impact on US agriculture from China tariffs \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14765-limited-impact-on-us-agriculture-from-china-tariffs-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-08-10 | [China expects its U.S. agricultural imports to fall sharply - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63520-china-expects-its-u-s-agricultural-imports-to-fall-sharply-grainews.md) | -0.3% | -6.3% |
| SOY | 2018-07-19 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    CHINA - New tariffs on US soybeans unlikely to impact aquatic feed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64111-aquafeed-com-china-new-tariffs-on-us-soybeans-unlikely-to-impact-aquatic-feed.md) | +2.2% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [Which U.S. agricultural products did China hit with tariffs? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11141-which-u-s-agricultural-products-did-china-hit-with-tariffs-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [China announces new duties on US agricultural imports as US tariffs take effect - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8147-china-announces-new-duties-on-us-agricultural-imports-as-us-tariffs-take-effect.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-18 | [Processors Struggle to Source as China Buys U.S. Corn \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5668-processors-struggle-to-source-as-china-buys-u-s-corn-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.9% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-28 | [Grains fall as traders seek China buying signs after tariff cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14545-grains-fall-as-traders-seek-china-buying-signs-after-tariff-cuts.md) | -2.4% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-14 | [Rice, Sugar, and Pulses Lead India's Agricultural Exports - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51087-rice-sugar-and-pulses-lead-india-s-agricultural-exports-grainmart-news.md) | +1.4% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/030425-chinas-grains-oilseeds-procurement-to-see-limited-impact-from-us-agricultural-tariffs

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