# Commodity flows at risk should Trump spark tit-for-tat trade war | Reuters

> A Reuters analysis warns that a proposed 50% U.S. tariff on Chinese exports could prompt Beijing to block most U.S. commodity imports, formally or informally. The story concerns commodity flows that would be at risk in a tit-for-tat trade war.

- Date: 2024-07-31 · published 2024-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14736-commodity-flows-at-risk-should-trump-spark-tit-for-tat-trade-war-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

The threat of a broad Chinese import ban on U.S. farm products would cut export demand for soybeans, corn, and other commodities, pressuring U.S. prices if the tariffs are enacted.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-04-26 | [Trump trade war sinking key commodity exports like pork and soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25130-trump-trade-war-sinking-key-commodity-exports-like-pork-and-soybeans.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2018-07-17 | [There's one commodity that may benefit from Trump's trade war \| The Peninsula Qatar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63976-there-s-one-commodity-that-may-benefit-from-trump-s-trade-war-the-peninsula.md) | +2.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2025-09-18 | [Trump trade war fallout hits Argentine soy crushers despite export boom \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13830-trump-trade-war-fallout-hits-argentine-soy-crushers-despite-export-boom-reuters.md) | -3.3% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2024-11-01 | [China pivot from US farm imports bolsters it against trade war risks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14704-china-pivot-from-us-farm-imports-bolsters-it-against-trade-war-risks-reuters.md) | +3.4% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2018-11-30 | [Factbox: Tariff wars - duties imposed by Trump and U.S. trading partners \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61935-factbox-tariff-wars-duties-imposed-by-trump-and-u-s-trading-partners-reuters.md) | +3.3% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-07-17 | [There's one commodity that may benefit from Trump's trade war \| The Peninsula Qatar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63976-there-s-one-commodity-that-may-benefit-from-trump-s-trade-war-the-peninsula.md) | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [China pivot from US farm imports bolsters it against trade war risks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14704-china-pivot-from-us-farm-imports-bolsters-it-against-trade-war-risks-reuters.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [Mexico vows retaliation as Trump trade war erupts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25800-mexico-vows-retaliation-as-trump-trade-war-erupts.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/commodity-flows-risk-should-trump-spark-tit-for-tat-trade-war-russell-2024-07-31/

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