# Mexican trade tariffs hurting Va. dairymen - Morning Ag Clips

> Mexico imposed higher tariffs on American fresh cheese and grated, shredded or powdered cheeses in retaliation for US steel tariffs. Mexico is the top customer for US cheese, and the Virginia Farm Bureau says the move stalled an expected price recovery. The article also cites stalled NAFTA negotiations as a further drag on dairy prices.

- Date: 2018-08-24 · published 2018-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63688-mexican-trade-tariffs-hurting-va-dairymen-morning-ag-clips
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Losing access to Mexico's large cheese market reduces US demand for milk and pushes more surplus into lower-value products, which weighs on Class III milk prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2025-03-04 | [Dairy Markets on Edge: Tariffs and Trade Uncertainty Shake Prices - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25587-dairy-markets-on-edge-tariffs-and-trade-uncertainty-shake-prices-dairy-herd.md) | -8.9% | -7.7% |
| MILK | 2018-07-31 | [Tariffs taking toll on dairy markets \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64030-tariffs-taking-toll-on-dairy-markets-capital-press.md) | +5.0% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2018-07-05 | [NMPF Expresses Concern about Impact of Mexico, China Tariffs on Dairy - NMPF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4973-nmpf-expresses-concern-about-impact-of-mexico-china-tariffs-on-dairy-nmpf.md) | -6.8% | -2.6% |
| MILK | 2018-07-29 | [California farmers and Mexican cheese sales, U.S. trade war takes a toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64179-california-farmers-and-mexican-cheese-sales-u-s-trade-war-takes-a-toll.md) | +5.2% | +6.3% |
| MILK | 2017-04-25 | [Trump Admin Slaps Tariffs on Canada Lumber After Dairy Spat \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71748-trump-admin-slaps-tariffs-on-canada-lumber-after-dairy-spat-fortune.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- morningagclips.com: https://www.morningagclips.com/mexican-trade-tariffs-hurting-va-dairymen/

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