# Retaliatory Tariffs Reduced U.S. States’ Exports of Agricultural Commodities | Economic Research Service

> An ERS study finds that retaliatory tariffs imposed on U.S. agricultural exports cut state-level sales, with estimated annual losses of $13.2 billion across commodities. Losses were concentrated in Midwestern states, especially for soybeans, sorghum, and pork. The tariffs were imposed by six trading partners in response to U.S. steel, aluminum, and China-specific tariffs.

- Date: 2022-03-07 · published 2022-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14949-retaliatory-tariffs-reduced-u-s-states-exports-of-agricultural-commodities
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis quantifies past export losses rather than announcing new trade restrictions, so it has limited immediate price effect. It does highlight the sensitivity of soybean and sorghum demand to trade-policy shocks.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-03-07 | [Retaliatory tariffs against U.S. agricultural exports first began in mid-2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14952-retaliatory-tariffs-against-u-s-agricultural-exports-first-began-in-mid-2018.md) | +0.9% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2021-04-20 | [Economic Study Quantifies the Cost of the Trade War on U.S. Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47582-economic-study-quantifies-the-cost-of-the-trade-war-on-u-s-agriculture.md) | +8.2% | +9.5% |
| SOY | 2025-02-04 | [Beijing hits ag machinery but spares commodities in tariff retaliation \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14686-beijing-hits-ag-machinery-but-spares-commodities-in-tariff-retaliation-agri.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2018-08-30 | [Grain exports reduced 694k tons since the start of 2018/19 — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63389-grain-exports-reduced-694k-tons-since-the-start-of-2018-19-latifundist-com.md) | +0.4% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-11-13 | [Opportunities abound for China, US to expand agricultural trade, exec says - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14707-opportunities-abound-for-china-us-to-expand-agricultural-trade-exec-says.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2022/march/retaliatory-tariffs-reduced-u-s-states-exports-of-agricultural-commodities

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