# Will Trump Walk Away From USMCA and Hurt U.S. Farmers?

> US and Mexican officials began a new round of USMCA talks in Washington on June 16 focused on agriculture and energy. President Trump has said he is not looking to renew the agreement. Farm groups are asking for a 16-year extension with duty-free farm trade.

- Date: 2026-06-16 · published 2026-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18760-will-trump-walk-away-from-usmca-and-hurt-u-s-farmers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Possible non-renewal of USMCA would put duty-free access to Mexico and Canada at risk, weighing on US grain and feed export demand. Markets may price in higher trade risk.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-06-07 | [Will more Trump tariffs hurt or help U.S. farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29760-will-more-trump-tariffs-hurt-or-help-u-s-farmers.md) | +5.6% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [Trump, tariffs and farmers : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25114-trump-tariffs-and-farmers-npr.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2024-12-12 | [Trump trade war to hurt farmers as China turns to Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14698-trump-trade-war-to-hurt-farmers-as-china-turns-to-brazil.md) | -0.0% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-11-02 | [As China soy demand wavers, U.S. farmers turn back to grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62089-as-china-soy-demand-wavers-u-s-farmers-turn-back-to-grains.md) | +3.2% | -4.0% |
| SBM | 2018-11-12 | [U.S. soybean farmers hang on for dear life in Trump's China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62097-u-s-soybean-farmers-hang-on-for-dear-life-in-trump-s-china-trade-war.md) | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 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) | +0.7% | -0.2% |
| SBM | 2019-03-20 | [As bumper harvest nears, Argentina's soy farmers stall deals waiting for trade war's end](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59939-as-bumper-harvest-nears-argentina-s-soy-farmers-stall-deals-waiting-for-trade.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/news/usmca-trump-trade-talks-mexico-agriculture-energy-2026/

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