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The White House is starting to consider how to help farmers hurt by China's retaliatory tariffs, with the first Trump administration having spent $28 billion on similar aid. Farmers say tariffs raise input costs and risk losing export customers, with Mexico cited as the biggest US corn importer.
Retaliation risk to US corn and soybean export demand is bearish for US prices, while potential aid may support farm income without altering export flows.
npr.orgDanielle KurtzlebenApr 12, 2025After 683 past bearish trade events, Corn moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.6%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 803 past bearish trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.7%), and +0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
