# China’s Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products - EveryCRSReport.com

> A Congressional Research Service report reviews China's retaliatory tariffs of 5 to 25 percent on US agricultural and food exports. It covers the December 2018 truce and the January 7-9, 2019 Beijing talks, in which China agreed to make substantial agricultural purchases.

- Date: 2019-01-29 · published 2019-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60961-china-s-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-agricultural-products-everycrsreport-com
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The outcome of the tariff talks determines whether US farm exports to China recover, which directly affects soybean, sorghum and wheat demand and price.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-07-27 | [Potential WTO Implications of USDA’s Proposed Response to Trade-Retaliation - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64015-potential-wto-implications-of-usda-s-proposed-response-to-trade-retaliation.md) | +2.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2024-01-20 | [China, U.S. restart agricultural cooperation mechanism - CGTN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14784-china-u-s-restart-agricultural-cooperation-mechanism-cgtn.md) | -0.3% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2022-04-28 | [Trade Is Top Priority At U.S.-China Agricultural Dialogue - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14944-trade-is-top-priority-at-u-s-china-agricultural-dialogue-u-s-grains-and.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2026-08-04 | [New Export Price Mechanism for Agricultural Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12806-new-export-price-mechanism-for-agricultural-products.md) | +0.2% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2020-10-05 | [U.S. Farm Policy: Revenue Support Program Outlays, 2014-2020 - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50628-u-s-farm-policy-revenue-support-program-outlays-2014-2020-everycrsreport-com.md) | +4.4% | +3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-08 | [WTO Dispute Panel Report on China’s Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs) for Certain Agricultural Products - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58951-wto-dispute-panel-report-on-china-s-administration-of-tariff-rate-quotas-trqs.md) | -1.9% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-27 | [U.S. Challenges to China’s Farm Policies - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51983-u-s-challenges-to-china-s-farm-policies-everycrsreport-com.md) | +0.4% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [New Export Price Mechanism for Agricultural Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12806-new-export-price-mechanism-for-agricultural-products.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF11085.html

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