# White House looks at how to help farmers hurt by China tariffs : NPR

> 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.

- Date: 2025-04-12 · published 2025-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25112-white-house-looks-at-how-to-help-farmers-hurt-by-china-tariffs-npr
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- 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 | 2018-04-04 | [China Tariff Threat Prompts U.S. Farmers to Weigh Changes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65377-china-tariff-threat-prompts-u-s-farmers-to-weigh-changes.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-04 | [How is China hitting back against US tariffs?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14684-how-is-china-hitting-back-against-us-tariffs.md) | +2.1% | -6.7% |
| SOY | 2018-03-29 | [Chinese soybean tariffs would hurt U.S. soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65865-chinese-soybean-tariffs-would-hurt-u-s-soybean-farmers.md) | +1.3% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-04-10 | [Trump, tariffs and farmers : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25114-trump-tariffs-and-farmers-npr.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/12/g-s1-59682/trump-tariffs-farmers-china

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