# Major Agricultural Trade Issues in 2020 - EveryCRSReport.com

> A Congressional Research Service report reviews major US agricultural trade issues for 2020. It notes that US farm exports totaled $136 billion in FY2019 and that exports to China fell 53% in 2018 after retaliatory tariffs. It also describes the USDA trade aid programs used to offset those losses.

- Date: 2020-02-27 · published 2020-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54478-major-agricultural-trade-issues-in-2020-everycrsreport-com
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The report provides background on how tariffs and retaliation have reduced US export demand for grains and oilseeds. It does not signal a new price-moving event.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-05-20 | [Major Agricultural Trade Issues in the 116th Congress - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59090-major-agricultural-trade-issues-in-the-116th-congress-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.0% | +11.1% |
| SOY | 2021-04-21 | [Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47579-agricultural-credit-institutions-and-issues-everycrsreport-com.md) | +5.3% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2019-09-24 | [China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture: In Brief - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56926-china-s-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-agriculture-in-brief-everycrsreport-com.md) | +1.5% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2024-11-21 | [2023 and 2024 Farm Sector Profitability: Issues for Congress - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27388-2023-and-2024-farm-sector-profitability-issues-for-congress-everycrsreport-com.md) | -0.2% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2019-04-16 | [U.S. Farm Income Outlook for 2019 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59572-u-s-farm-income-outlook-for-2019-everycrsreport-com.md) | -4.1% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2019-05-20 | [Major Agricultural Trade Issues in the 116th Congress - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59090-major-agricultural-trade-issues-in-the-116th-congress-everycrsreport-com.md) | +3.2% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2021-04-21 | [Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47579-agricultural-credit-institutions-and-issues-everycrsreport-com.md) | +14.7% | +11.9% |
| CORN | 2018-08-29 | [Agricultural Trade with Mexico and the Preliminary U.S.-Mexico Agreement in NAFTA Negotiations - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63508-agricultural-trade-with-mexico-and-the-preliminary-u-s-mexico-agreement-in.md) | +2.7% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R46242.html

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