# As new tariffs kick in, what do they mean for U.S. ag?  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> New country-specific U.S. reciprocal tariffs on about 60 trading partners took effect on April 9, layered on a 10% across-the-board tariff that started the previous Saturday. Analysts say the duties will raise consumer prices, including for farm inputs, and shrink key export markets. Effects will vary by product, with raw agricultural goods facing sharp price increases.

- Date: 2025-04-09 · published 2025-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25448-as-new-tariffs-kick-in-what-do-they-mean-for-u-s-ag-agri-pulse-communications
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Retaliation and lost export access reduce demand for U.S. soybeans and other farm exports, pressuring domestic feed grain and oilseed prices. Higher input costs also squeeze farm margins.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-12-09 | [Tariffs, competition cloud future of China ag exports \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14699-tariffs-competition-cloud-future-of-china-ag-exports-agri-pulse-communications.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2023-12-13 | [House panel calls for targeting China with tariffs, protecting ag from retaliation \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14794-house-panel-calls-for-targeting-china-with-tariffs-protecting-ag-from.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2019-08-06 | [China revokes tariff exemption on soybeans \| 2019-08-06 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57445-china-revokes-tariff-exemption-on-soybeans-2019-08-06-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | +1.3% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2020-07-01 | [Cheers for USMCA, but ag concerns persist \| 2020-06-30  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52082-cheers-for-usmca-but-ag-concerns-persist-2020-06-30-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2024-05-30 | [Daybreak: Trade deficit grows as China sales weaken \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14752-daybreak-trade-deficit-grows-as-china-sales-weaken-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -3.0% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-11-27 | [Trump's threatened tariffs could raise farmer costs \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6066-trump-s-threatened-tariffs-could-raise-farmer-costs-agri-pulse-communications.md) | -0.1% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2023-05-17 | [Mexican argument that corn ban does no harm meets opposition \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35911-mexican-argument-that-corn-ban-does-no-harm-meets-opposition-agri-pulse.md) | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-07-01 | [Cheers for USMCA, but ag concerns persist \| 2020-06-30  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52082-cheers-for-usmca-but-ag-concerns-persist-2020-06-30-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +1.9% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/22699-as-new-tariffs-kick-in-what-do-they-mean-for-us-ag

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