# The Economic Impacts of Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture - WITA

> A USDA-based analysis estimates that retaliatory tariffs from 2018 to 2019 reduced U.S. agricultural exports by more than $27 billion, or $13.2 billion annualized. Soybeans made up about 71 percent of the annualized losses, followed by sorghum and pork, with China the largest loss.

- Date: 2022-01-11 · published 2022-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43144-the-economic-impacts-of-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-agriculture-wita
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

The study quantifies past demand losses for soybeans and sorghum from tariffs, which underlines how sensitive these exports are to trade disputes. It does not describe new tariff actions, so the current price effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-09-05 | [Retaliatory Tariffs and U.S. Agriculture - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57078-retaliatory-tariffs-and-u-s-agriculture-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.0% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [China hits U.S. agriculture with retaliation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64580-china-hits-u-s-agriculture-with-retaliation.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2018-06-15 | [China announces retaliatory tariffs on $34 billion worth of US goods, including agriculture products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64398-china-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-on-34-billion-worth-of-us-goods-including.md) | -5.0% | -12.2% |
| SOY | 2025-01-03 | [Significant Potential Impact of Tariffs, Trade Retaliation on U.S. Ag Sector](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14691-significant-potential-impact-of-tariffs-trade-retaliation-on-u-s-ag-sector.md) | -0.7% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-27 | [Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture and USDA’s Responses: Frequently Asked Questions - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14665-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-agriculture-and-usda-s-responses-frequently-asked.md) | -2.5% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- wita.org: https://www.wita.org/atp-research/usda-retaliatory-tariff-impacts/

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