# Ag Groups Call for Tariff Relief to Help Ease Inflation - AgWeb

> A coalition of US food and agriculture groups sent a letter to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai asking for removal of Section 301 and 232 tariffs and retaliatory tariffs. They argue the tariffs raise costs for machinery, fertilizer and chemicals amid record inflation.

- Date: 2022-05-27 · published 2022-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41382-ag-groups-call-for-tariff-relief-to-help-ease-inflation-agweb
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If tariffs on inputs and retaliatory duties were removed, export market access could improve for US farm goods, but the request is only a lobbying appeal with no decision yet.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-09-08 | [Ag groups want to decrease reliance on China \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34092-ag-groups-want-to-decrease-reliance-on-china-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.1% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2017-01-06 | [Ag Groups to Trump: Don't Forget About Us on Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72986-ag-groups-to-trump-don-t-forget-about-us-on-trade.md) | +2.8% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-01 | [EU tariffs to curb US corn imports, soy at lower risk for now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25117-eu-tariffs-to-curb-us-corn-imports-soy-at-lower-risk-for-now.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-02-04 | [Beijing hits ag machinery but spares commodities in tariff retaliation \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14686-beijing-hits-ag-machinery-but-spares-commodities-in-tariff-retaliation-agri.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2021-07-28 | [USMCA implementation shortfalls incite calls for action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46045-usmca-implementation-shortfalls-incite-calls-for-action.md) | -1.8% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-09-08 | [Ag groups want to decrease reliance on China \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34092-ag-groups-want-to-decrease-reliance-on-china-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.3% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2017-01-06 | [Ag Groups to Trump: Don't Forget About Us on Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72986-ag-groups-to-trump-don-t-forget-about-us-on-trade.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2019-11-03 | ['In the red this year': Tariffs on top of hot and dry growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55891-in-the-red-this-year-tariffs-on-top-of-hot-and-dry-growing-season.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/pro-farmer-analysis/ag-groups-call-tariff-relief-help-ease-inflation

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