# Farmers to senators: policy uncertainty impacts ag economy | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Farm groups told Senate Agriculture Committee members that trade, immigration, tax and funding uncertainty is weighing on the U.S. farm economy. They cited new tariffs on China and threatened tariffs on Mexico, Canada and others, with retaliation already outlined by some partners. Fertilizer prices have already reacted to the tariff threats.

- Date: 2025-02-05 · published 2025-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26026-farmers-to-senators-policy-uncertainty-impacts-ag-economy-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Retaliation risk threatens U.S. export demand for grains and oilseeds, which is bearish for those markets. Higher input costs add pressure on farm margins and planting decisions.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-07-13 | [Farmers urge lawmakers to protect export assistance programs \| 2017-07-13 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69937-farmers-urge-lawmakers-to-protect-export-assistance-programs-2017-07-13-agri.md) | +0.3% | -1.2% |
| 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 | 2023-07-19 | [US recovers share of China’s ag imports after trade war \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14825-us-recovers-share-of-china-s-ag-imports-after-trade-war-agri-pulse.md) | +13.6% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2023-07-26 | [Impacts of China trade war still scar some US specialty crops \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14831-impacts-of-china-trade-war-still-scar-some-us-specialty-crops-agri-pulse.md) | -13.9% | -17.3% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2025-08-21 | [Daybreak Aug. 21: Thune open to emergency farm aid \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23308-daybreak-aug-21-thune-open-to-emergency-farm-aid-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2017-07-13 | [Farmers urge lawmakers to protect export assistance programs \| 2017-07-13 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69937-farmers-urge-lawmakers-to-protect-export-assistance-programs-2017-07-13-agri.md) | -1.7% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2023-07-19 | [US recovers share of China’s ag imports after trade war \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14825-us-recovers-share-of-china-s-ag-imports-after-trade-war-agri-pulse.md) | +1.6% | -11.3% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/22326-farmers-warn-senators-policy-uncertainty-weighing-on-us-ag-economy

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