# U.S., China Trade Deal Cannot Be Taken for Granted | Farm Policy News | Illinois

> U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told the Senate Finance Committee that talks with China had entered their final weeks but a deal could not be taken for granted. Sticking points include U.S. demands for strict enforcement provisions, including the right to impose new tariffs unilaterally. Lighthizer said he could not predict success at this point.

- Date: 2019-03-17 · published 2019-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59970-u-s-china-trade-deal-cannot-be-taken-for-granted-farm-policy-news-illinois
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over whether a deal will be reached keeps Chinese buying of U.S. soybeans and pork subdued. Prices remain sensitive to every headline on the negotiations.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-04-01 | [U.S. Soybean Exports to China Increased in February; Trade Negotiations Return to Washington, D.C. \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59451-u-s-soybean-exports-to-china-increased-in-february-trade-negotiations-return-to.md) | +1.7% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2025-08-28 | [What Role Do Farm Products Have in U.S.-China Trade Deal?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14641-what-role-do-farm-products-have-in-u-s-china-trade-deal.md) | -1.5% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2020-01-15 | [What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54939-what-s-in-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal.md) | -1.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2024-07-18 | [Trade Policy Also Important in Next Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29256-trade-policy-also-important-in-next-farm-bill.md) | +1.3% | -10.7% |
| SOY | 2019-12-13 | [How US-China trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55448-how-us-china-trade-deal-achieved-a-little-but-left-out-a-lot-ap-news.md) | +2.9% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-10-11 | [Day 1 of U.S.-China trade talks ends with hopes for limited deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56618-day-1-of-u-s-china-trade-talks-ends-with-hopes-for-limited-deal.md) | +2.8% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-04-19 | [Agricultural Trade and Trump - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71367-agricultural-trade-and-trump-farm-policy-news.md) | +1.2% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-01-15 | [What's in the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54939-what-s-in-the-u-s-china-phase-1-trade-deal.md) | +0.3% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2019/03/u-s-china-trade-deal-cannot-be-taken-for-granted/

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