# US soybean farmers urge policymakers to keep food out of trade war
						 | The Pig Site

> The American Soybean Association urged US policymakers to keep food out of the trade dispute with China, after Washington imposed steep tariffs on Chinese goods and Beijing vowed retaliation. US grain and soybean farmers said they are working to keep trade relations with Chinese buyers.

- Date: 2024-06-10 · published 2024-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14745-us-soybean-farmers-urge-policymakers-to-keep-food-out-of-trade-war-the-pig-site
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Rising tariff tensions threaten US farm exports to China, a key outlet for soybeans, sorghum and pork, which weighs on US soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-03-30 | [SOYBEANS: May Have Taken Out Too Much War Premium; Demand Remains Strong — The Hightower Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42370-soybeans-may-have-taken-out-too-much-war-premium-demand-remains-strong-the.md) | -0.7% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2026-09-24 | [US farmers push for China commitments on imports as Trump and Xi talk trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14547-us-farmers-push-for-china-commitments-on-imports-as-trump-and-xi-talk-trade.md) | -1.9% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2026-04-01 | [Grain, Oilseed Prices Fall as Traders Look for End to Iran War - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19762-grain-oilseed-prices-fall-as-traders-look-for-end-to-iran-war-bloomberg.md) | -0.8% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2017-03-28 | [Pork and beans could take brunt of China-U.S. trade dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71849-pork-and-beans-could-take-brunt-of-china-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -3.4% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2026-07-27 | [Corn and Soybeans Fall on US Weather, Pause in US-Iran Strikes - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8278-corn-and-soybeans-fall-on-us-weather-pause-in-us-iran-strikes-bloomberg.md) | -6.1% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- thepigsite.com: https://www.thepigsite.com/news/2024/06/us-soybean-farmers-urge-policymakers-to-keep-food-out-of-trade-war

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