# Understanding corn tariffs – China tacks on 26% and 90% | An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau

> China now applies a 26% tariff on in-quota US corn imports and 90% on out-of-quota imports, up from 1% and 65%. The US exported $9.1 billion in corn in 2017, with Mexico and Japan as major customers.

- Date: 2018-09-05 · published 2018-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62894-understanding-corn-tariffs-china-tacks-on-26-and-90-an-official-publication-of
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

The much higher Chinese tariffs effectively close China to US corn, pushing exports toward other origins and weighing on US corn export demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

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| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [China’s 2024 US ag purchases of soybeans, corn trailing previous two years \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14732-china-s-2024-us-ag-purchases-of-soybeans-corn-trailing-previous-two-years-an.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
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| CORN | 2024-10-31 | [Impact of Renewed China-U.S. Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture: Consequences for Corn and Soybean Farmers - Kentucky Corn Growers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27847-impact-of-renewed-china-u-s-tariffs-on-u-s-agriculture-consequences-for-corn.md) | +2.2% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-05-30 | [China Halts U.S. Soybean Purchases, While USMCA Prospects Unfold Under a new Threat of Tariffs on Mexico - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58950-china-halts-u-s-soybean-purchases-while-usmca-prospects-unfold-under-a-new.md) | -0.9% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2018-06-20 | [Tariff Threats Roil Crop Markets \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10572-tariff-threats-roil-crop-markets-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau.md) | -0.2% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- michiganfarmnews.com: https://www.michiganfarmnews.com/understanding-corn-tariffs-china-tacks-on-26-and-90

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