# China remains biggest export market, biggest troublemaker - Farm and Dairy

> A Farm and Dairy column argues that China remains the largest U.S. export market despite the trade conflict that began under the Trump administration. It notes China retaliated against soybeans, pork and beef, and that the Biden administration has kept many of the Trump-era trade policies in place.

- Date: 2021-09-02 · published 2021-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45083-china-remains-biggest-export-market-biggest-troublemaker-farm-and-dairy
- 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

Ongoing dependence on Chinese demand keeps U.S. soybean and pork export prospects sensitive to trade policy. The column offers commentary without a new trade action.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-11-04 | [September Ethanol Exports Balloon as China Returns to Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73853-september-ethanol-exports-balloon-as-china-returns-to-market.md) | +2.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2024-05-01 | [Barley Market Report: Rising Prices, Export Trends, and Drought Concerns - The Barley Bin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30332-barley-market-report-rising-prices-export-trends-and-drought-concerns-the.md) | +2.6% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Swell in November, as Brazil is Top Destination and China Returns to Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66991-u-s-ethanol-exports-swell-in-november-as-brazil-is-top-destination-and-china.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-08-25 | [Tariff escalations trigger another decline in US farm exports to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14640-tariff-escalations-trigger-another-decline-in-us-farm-exports-to-china.md) | +1.9% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2019-01-03 | [Farmers thankful for payments, but prefer market access - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61083-farmers-thankful-for-payments-but-prefer-market-access-farm-and-dairy.md) | +1.6% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2025-08-25 | [Tariff escalations trigger another decline in US farm exports to China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14640-tariff-escalations-trigger-another-decline-in-us-farm-exports-to-china.md) | +0.0% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2018-07-18 | [Soymeal Market Remains Calm in China Despite Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64010-soymeal-market-remains-calm-in-china-despite-tariffs.md) | +2.2% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2018-07-09 | [As Tariffs Bite, China Cancels U.S. Soy Deals and Hunt Is on for New Export Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63898-as-tariffs-bite-china-cancels-u-s-soy-deals-and-hunt-is-on-for-new-export.md) | -6.9% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- farmanddairy.com: https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/china-remains-biggest-export-market-biggest-troublemaker/681213.html

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