# Soybean farmers are still targeted by Chinese tariffs 4 years later | CNN Politics

> Soybean exports to China fell sharply after Chinese tariffs took effect in 2018, with soybeans losing more than 75% of export value to China between 2018 and 2019, according to a USDA report. Sales to China have since nearly recovered to pre-trade-war levels, with exports only 1% below 2017 levels in the year after the Phase One deal.

- Date: 2022-05-08 · published 2022-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14930-soybean-farmers-are-still-targeted-by-chinese-tariffs-4-years-later-cnn-politics
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The recovery of China demand has eased the long-run price risk from the tariffs, so the retrospective picture is roughly neutral for soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-05-19 | [Soybean market changing for North Dakota farmers, but China and tariffs still loom large - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24729-soybean-market-changing-for-north-dakota-farmers-but-china-and-tariffs-still.md) | +1.0% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2026-02-22 | [Will China keep buying U.S. soybeans after tariff ruling? USTR brushes off worries. - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14601-will-china-keep-buying-u-s-soybeans-after-tariff-ruling-ustr-brushes-off.md) | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-11-05 | [Beijing lifts some tariffs on US farm goods but soybeans stay costly \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14621-beijing-lifts-some-tariffs-on-us-farm-goods-but-soybeans-stay-costly-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2026-06-30 | [China Resumes Buying US Soybeans in Trade Clouded by Politics - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14568-china-resumes-buying-us-soybeans-in-trade-clouded-by-politics-bloomberg.md) | +7.9% | +9.3% |
| SOY | 2026-06-26 | [Chinese State Buyers Take US Soybeans; Private Traders Turn to Brazil \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14574-chinese-state-buyers-take-us-soybeans-private-traders-turn-to-brazil-cz-app.md) | +0.4% | +10.7% |

## Sources

- cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/08/politics/soybean-farmers-china-tariff-trump

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