# Quiet March WASDE report offers little relief to soy markets - American Soybean Association

> China announced retaliatory tariffs of 10% on US soybeans, sorghum, pork, beef, and dairy, and 15% on wheat, corn, cotton, and chicken, effective March 10. The analysis notes that US soybeans already faced a 30.5% effective tariff and that China's response has been relatively restrained.

- Date: 2025-03-13 · published 2025-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25615-quiet-march-wasde-report-offers-little-relief-to-soy-markets-american-soybean
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Added duties on US grains and oilseeds shift Chinese demand toward Brazil and other origins, weighing on US export prices and feed grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-14 | [Doubts Arise Over China's commitment to buy American soybeans afer USDA Report \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14623-doubts-arise-over-china-s-commitment-to-buy-american-soybeans-afer-usda-report.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2025-07-14 | [US soybean exports to China at risk amid lingering trade tensions: WTO official \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14651-us-soybean-exports-to-china-at-risk-amid-lingering-trade-tensions-wto-official.md) | +2.4% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2019-08-08 | [US-China trade war: Soybean farmers are working new markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57614-us-china-trade-war-soybean-farmers-are-working-new-markets.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2024-10-10 | [Trade Study: How Potential New Tariffs Could Impact U.S. Soybeans and Corn - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14713-trade-study-how-potential-new-tariffs-could-impact-u-s-soybeans-and-corn.md) | -3.9% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2018-10-24 | [China wants to stop buying American soybeans entirely](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62400-china-wants-to-stop-buying-american-soybeans-entirely.md) | -2.8% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2024-10-10 | [Trade Study: How Potential New Tariffs Could Impact U.S. Soybeans and Corn - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14713-trade-study-how-potential-new-tariffs-could-impact-u-s-soybeans-and-corn.md) | -2.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-05-02 | [Grain Market Update 3rd May - Irish Farmers' Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7489-grain-market-update-3rd-may-irish-farmers-association.md) | -0.5% | +9.7% |
| CORN | 2025-03-03 | [Wheat Market Outlook Special Tariff Report – March 3, 2025 \| Sask Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8144-wheat-market-outlook-special-tariff-report-march-3-2025-sask-wheat.md) | -0.2% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- soygrowers.com: https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/quiet-march-wasde-report-offers-little-relief-to-soy-markets/

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