# China revokes tariff exemption on soybeans | 2019-08-06 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> China revoked tariff exemptions it had granted to several importers for U.S. soybeans, in retaliation for new U.S. tariffs announced by Trump. At least one 68,000-tonne purchase by Yihai Kerry, a Wilmar subsidiary, was sealed before the Aug. 3 deadline.

- Date: 2019-08-06 · published 2019-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57445-china-revokes-tariff-exemption-on-soybeans-2019-08-06-agri-pulse-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Losing tariff exemptions makes U.S. soybeans more expensive for Chinese crushers, reducing demand and pressuring U.S. soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-12-09 | [Tariffs, competition cloud future of China ag exports \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14699-tariffs-competition-cloud-future-of-china-ag-exports-agri-pulse-communications.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-12-23 | [China lags on soybean buys as officials insist deadline hasn’t moved \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14613-china-lags-on-soybean-buys-as-officials-insist-deadline-hasn-t-moved-agri-pulse.md) | -0.7% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2021-08-04 | [USTR pushing Mexico on biotech; still formulating China plan \| 2021-08-04  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45530-ustr-pushing-mexico-on-biotech-still-formulating-china-plan-2021-08-04-agri.md) | +4.0% | -6.7% |
| SOY | 2019-10-02 | [It’s not just China: US growers face long-term challenges \| 2019-10-01  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56550-it-s-not-just-china-us-growers-face-long-term-challenges-2019-10-01-agri-pulse.md) | +0.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2023-12-13 | [House panel calls for targeting China with tariffs, protecting ag from retaliation \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14794-house-panel-calls-for-targeting-china-with-tariffs-protecting-ag-from.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |
| SBM | 2024-02-08 | [USDA raises corn, soybean ending stocks in latest WASDE \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31629-usda-raises-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-in-latest-wasde-agri-pulse.md) | -1.9% | -6.4% |
| SBM | 2018-01-03 | [Ag groups see trade, farm bill among top challenges in 2018 \| 2018-01-02 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66972-ag-groups-see-trade-farm-bill-among-top-challenges-in-2018-2018-01-02-agri.md) | +0.3% | +7.8% |
| SBM | 2018-06-16 | [China hikes tariffs on US soybeans, electric cars, fish \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64396-china-hikes-tariffs-on-us-soybeans-electric-cars-fish-ap-news.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/12485-china-revokes-tariff-exemption-on-soybeans

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