# Trump's threatened tariffs could raise farmer costs | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> President-elect Trump's planned 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and an additional 10% on Chinese goods could raise US farm input costs and provoke trade retaliation. Analysts note that negotiations could prevent some tariffs from taking effect.

- Date: 2024-11-27 · published 2024-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6066-trump-s-threatened-tariffs-could-raise-farmer-costs-agri-pulse-communications
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher tariffs on fertilizer imports from Canada, a major supplier to the US, would raise nutrient costs and could reduce US planting margins. Retaliation risk also threatens US agricultural export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- UREA: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-10-20 | [Tariffs are already shifting fertilizer supply chains, increasing costs, study finds \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22727-tariffs-are-already-shifting-fertilizer-supply-chains-increasing-costs-study.md) | -0.2% | +2.4% |
| UREA | 2022-06-16 | [Farm state lawmakers press ITC to reverse on fertilizer duties \| 2022-06-16 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40925-farm-state-lawmakers-press-itc-to-reverse-on-fertilizer-duties-2022-06-16-agri.md) | -0.9% | +3.9% |
| UREA | 2025-02-05 | [Urea, UAN32 lead fertilizer prices higher; tariffs could boost potash prices - AgriAmerica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25958-urea-uan32-lead-fertilizer-prices-higher-tariffs-could-boost-potash-prices.md) | +2.4% | -1.5% |
| UREA | 2025-08-22 | [European farmers facing higher costs after EU tariffs on Russian fertiliser imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23256-european-farmers-facing-higher-costs-after-eu-tariffs-on-russian-fertiliser.md) | -0.8% | -8.6% |
| UREA | 2025-08-28 | [Tariffs Squeeze Trump-Loving Farmers as Fertilizer Prices Soar - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23254-tariffs-squeeze-trump-loving-farmers-as-fertilizer-prices-soar-bloomberg.md) | -7.5% | -8.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-09 | [As new tariffs kick in, what do they mean for U.S. ag?  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25448-as-new-tariffs-kick-in-what-do-they-mean-for-u-s-ag-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +3.4% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 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) | -1.4% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-05-23 | [Farm groups cheer aid, but want end to trade war \| 2019-05-23 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59177-farm-groups-cheer-aid-but-want-end-to-trade-war-2019-05-23-agri-pulse-agri.md) | +3.7% | +7.9% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/21976-planned-tariffs-could-raise-costs-for-us-farmers-but-may-not-materialize

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.