# Sorghum, Soybean, and Cotton Paying Trade Tariff Bills -

> CoBank analysis finds US farmers and ranchers, not foreign importers, paid most of the cost of retaliatory tariffs on 11 agricultural commodities. Sorghum to China lost 100% of its value year over year, soybeans to China lost 98%, and cotton to China lost 48%.

- Date: 2019-08-27 · published 2019-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57654-sorghum-soybean-and-cotton-paying-trade-tariff-bills
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Chinese demand for US sorghum and soybeans reduces export outlets and pressures US prices. CoBank warns that longer tariffs let competitors take market share permanently.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-04-17 | [U.S. Tariff Policy Aims to Curb Reliance on China As Soybean and Sorghum Risks Grow - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19794-u-s-tariff-policy-aims-to-curb-reliance-on-china-as-soybean-and-sorghum-risks.md) | -0.3% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2018-04-06 | [Short-Term Palm Boost After China Tariff on US Soybeans: Traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65607-short-term-palm-boost-after-china-tariff-on-us-soybeans-traders.md) | +2.9% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2018-07-31 | [Trade Timeline and Corn and Soybean Prices - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63900-trade-timeline-and-corn-and-soybean-prices-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.3% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2024-10-10 | [Trade Study: How Potential New Tariffs Could Impact U.S. Soybeans and Corn - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14713-trade-study-how-potential-new-tariffs-could-impact-u-s-soybeans-and-corn.md) | -3.9% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2021-07-29 | [U.S. Trade Tariffs on China Near $100 Billion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45924-u-s-trade-tariffs-on-china-near-100-billion.md) | -2.0% | -6.0% |
| SBM | 2026-04-17 | [U.S. Tariff Policy Aims to Curb Reliance on China As Soybean and Sorghum Risks Grow - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19794-u-s-tariff-policy-aims-to-curb-reliance-on-china-as-soybean-and-sorghum-risks.md) | -3.0% | +4.4% |
| SBM | 2018-09-26 | [Soybean trade scorecard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62896-soybean-trade-scorecard.md) | +1.6% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2025-04-26 | [Trump trade war sinking key commodity exports like pork and soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25130-trump-trade-war-sinking-key-commodity-exports-like-pork-and-soybeans.md) | -0.6% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- allagnews.com: https://www.allagnews.com/sorghum-soybean-and-cotton-paying-trade-tariff-bills/

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