# Trump, tariffs and farmers : NPR

> President Trump said he was backing away from some of his highest tariffs, but a 145% tariff on Chinese goods and tariffs on some Canadian and Mexican goods remain. China has retaliated against US farm goods, and the White House is considering direct payments to farmers similar to the first-term CCC programs.

- Date: 2025-04-10 · published 2025-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25114-trump-tariffs-and-farmers-npr
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Continued Chinese retaliation on US farm goods threatens export demand for soybeans and corn, which is bearish for US prices and supportive of competing South American origins.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-09-19 | [Soybean Farmers Worry About Tariffs' Impact : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63064-soybean-farmers-worry-about-tariffs-impact-npr.md) | +3.9% | +8.7% |
| 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 | 2019-08-12 | [How Trump’s tariffs finance farmer bailouts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57601-how-trump-s-tariffs-finance-farmer-bailouts.md) | -0.7% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2019-03-06 | [Mexican farmers urge 'mirror' tariffs on Trump's rural base](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60064-mexican-farmers-urge-mirror-tariffs-on-trump-s-rural-base.md) | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2018-06-18 | [Trump's tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10573-trump-s-tariff-war-threatens-to-erode-support-of-farmers.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| 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 | 2019-08-12 | [How Trump’s tariffs finance farmer bailouts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57601-how-trump-s-tariffs-finance-farmer-bailouts.md) | -6.0% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2019-03-06 | [Mexican farmers urge 'mirror' tariffs on Trump's rural base](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60064-mexican-farmers-urge-mirror-tariffs-on-trump-s-rural-base.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/10/nx-s1-5350931/trump-tariffs-and-farmers

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