# Tariffs May Crown Corn King Again

> U.S. farmers planted more soybeans than corn in 2018 for the first time in over three decades, betting on Chinese soybean demand. Lost soybean sales to China have undermined that bet, with tariffs now potentially favoring a return to corn.

- Date: 2018-10-28 · published 2018-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62399-tariffs-may-crown-corn-king-again
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A shift in acreage from soybeans toward corn would change future supply balances for both crops and influence feed ingredient prices. The lost China demand weighs on soybean and meal values.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-29 | [Corn Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47628-corn-market.md) | +5.9% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [US exports record corn shipments to EU as tariffs cast shadow on market outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25592-us-exports-record-corn-shipments-to-eu-as-tariffs-cast-shadow-on-market-outlook.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2018-08-31 | [Corn front date rises again to 183.00 EUR / t - US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63559-corn-front-date-rises-again-to-183-00-eur-t-us.md) | +2.5% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2022-06-15 | [Lifting Tariffs on China - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14925-lifting-tariffs-on-china-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -1.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-19 | [Building Markets: Kansas Corn Hosts Corn and DDGS Buying Teams \| Kansas Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17096-building-markets-kansas-corn-hosts-corn-and-ddgs-buying-teams-kansas-corn.md) | -0.8% | — |
| SOY | 2025-02-04 | [How is China hitting back against US tariffs?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14684-how-is-china-hitting-back-against-us-tariffs.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2025-04-21 | [Tariffs add to market uncertainty \| AJOT.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16954-tariffs-add-to-market-uncertainty-ajot-com.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2018-06-27 | [Tariffs bring market uncertainty -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11642-tariffs-bring-market-uncertainty-premium.md) | -2.7% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/tariffs-may-crown-corn-king-again-1540728000?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1

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