# Beijing hits ag machinery but spares commodities in tariff retaliation | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> China announced tariffs on US agricultural machinery, coal, LNG and crude oil in retaliation for new US duties. Soybeans and other agricultural commodities were left unaffected.

- Date: 2025-02-04 · published 2025-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14686-beijing-hits-ag-machinery-but-spares-commodities-in-tariff-retaliation-agri
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Sparing farm commodities limits the immediate hit to US grain and soybean export demand from China.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-11-15 | [Tariffs and supply chain not on agenda for Biden-Xi meeting \| 2021-11-14 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14978-tariffs-and-supply-chain-not-on-agenda-for-biden-xi-meeting-2021-11-14-agri.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2024-04-14 | [Washington Week Ahead: Biden trade policy gets Hill scrutiny \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30722-washington-week-ahead-biden-trade-policy-gets-hill-scrutiny-agri-pulse.md) | -2.0% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-12-02 | [Brazil’s weather woes may offset increased planting \| 2020-12-01  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49476-brazil-s-weather-woes-may-offset-increased-planting-2020-12-01-agri-pulse.md) | -1.4% | +12.2% |
| SOY | 2021-11-17 | [House hearing highlights calls for new international trade pacts \| 2021-11-17 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44035-house-hearing-highlights-calls-for-new-international-trade-pacts-2021-11-17.md) | +1.7% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2018-11-28 | [Ag trade remains key for US negotiators ahead of Trump-Xi meeting \| 2018-11-27 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61936-ag-trade-remains-key-for-us-negotiators-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting-2018-11-27.md) | +4.1% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/22308-beijing-hits-ag-machinery-but-spares-commodities-in-tariff-retaliation

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