# Tariffs & Trade War Impact on U.S. Agriculture | Tax Foundation

> A Tax Foundation analysis examines how US tariffs and China's retaliatory tariffs have hurt US agricultural exports and could raise food prices. It argues export limits create short-run domestic surpluses that depress prices while discouraging future production.

- Date: 2022-07-26 · published 2022-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14920-tariffs-and-trade-war-impact-on-u-s-agriculture-tax-foundation
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Retaliatory tariffs cut US export demand for farm goods such as soybeans, pressuring US prices in the short run.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-09-01 | [US-China Tariffs Put Agriculture Back in the Trade Spotlight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14557-us-china-tariffs-put-agriculture-back-in-the-trade-spotlight.md) | +2.1% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2024-10-01 | [Trade Policy Shifts and Their Potential Implications for U.S. Agricultural Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14723-trade-policy-shifts-and-their-potential-implications-for-u-s-agricultural.md) | -2.2% | -7.9% |
| SOY | 2018-10-29 | [U.S. agriculture chief says no plan to extend farm aid to offset tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62514-u-s-agriculture-chief-says-no-plan-to-extend-farm-aid-to-offset-tariffs.md) | +3.6% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2019-07-25 | [FAPRI -MU shows impact of tariffs on soybeans - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58122-fapri-mu-shows-impact-of-tariffs-on-soybeans-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.0% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2018-07-24 | [USDA announces $12 billion in programs for farmers affected by trade war - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64020-usda-announces-12-billion-in-programs-for-farmers-affected-by-trade-war-agweek.md) | +3.2% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- taxfoundation.org: https://taxfoundation.org/blog/tariffs-trade-war-agriculture-food-prices/

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