# Trade wars? Let’s talk turkey - Atlantic Council

> An Atlantic Council analysis says US trade disputes, including China's retaliatory tariffs, cut exports of chicken, turkey and egg products by more than half between June and September. Lower corn and soybean prices have also reduced turkey feed costs, making Thanksgiving turkey cheaper this year.

- Date: 2018-11-21 · published 2018-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62196-trade-wars-let-s-talk-turkey-atlantic-council
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Export losses to China and cheaper feed grains weigh on poultry prices, while the trade-driven fall in corn and soy prices lowers feed costs for poultry producers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [U.S. farm leaders, visiting China, talk up agriculture trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14797-u-s-farm-leaders-visiting-china-talk-up-agriculture-trade-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2024-12-12 | [Trump trade war to hurt farmers as China turns to Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14698-trump-trade-war-to-hurt-farmers-as-china-turns-to-brazil.md) | -0.0% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2018-03-23 | [Asian markets jittery over trade war fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66230-asian-markets-jittery-over-trade-war-fears.md) | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2017-01-26 | [America's farmers stand to lose the most in a China trade war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72863-america-s-farmers-stand-to-lose-the-most-in-a-china-trade-war.md) | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-07-31 | [Commodity flows at risk should Trump spark tit-for-tat trade war \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14736-commodity-flows-at-risk-should-trump-spark-tit-for-tat-trade-war-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2023-11-02 | [U.S. farm leaders, visiting China, talk up agriculture trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14797-u-s-farm-leaders-visiting-china-talk-up-agriculture-trade-reuters.md) | +4.5% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2018-03-26 | [Corn and Beans Lower On China Trade Talk.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66033-corn-and-beans-lower-on-china-trade-talk.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2024-12-12 | [Trump trade war to hurt farmers as China turns to Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14698-trump-trade-war-to-hurt-farmers-as-china-turns-to-brazil.md) | -4.4% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- atlanticcouncil.org: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/trade-wars-let-s-talk-turkey/

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