# Trump Wants More China Tariffs

> Chinese soybean meal prices are edging up in domestic markets while CME soybean futures fall, as traders worry about fewer US soybean shipments in coming months. President Trump asked the US Trade Representative to identify another $200 billion in Chinese goods for a possible 10% tariff increase, escalating the dispute.

- Date: 2018-06-19 · published 2018-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64511-trump-wants-more-china-tariffs
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expected US soybean shortfalls could tighten Chinese meal supply and lift Chinese meal prices, while US soybean futures face pressure from lost export demand and the wider tariff escalation.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [Trump escalates trade war with more China tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8497-trump-escalates-trade-war-with-more-china-tariffs.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2018-06-22 | [China's Retaliation to Trump's Tariffs \| PIIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64584-china-s-retaliation-to-trump-s-tariffs-piie.md) | -2.2% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [Oil plunges, down more than 6% after Trump adds tariffs on China](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8495-oil-plunges-down-more-than-6-after-trump-adds-tariffs-on-china.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2024-06-07 | [Will more Trump tariffs hurt or help U.S. farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29760-will-more-trump-tariffs-hurt-or-help-u-s-farmers.md) | -0.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [Dollar falls against yen after Trump whacks China with more tariffs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57813-dollar-falls-against-yen-after-trump-whacks-china-with-more-tariffs-reuters.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2026-05-16 | [China signals tariff cuts, advances in farm market access after Trump-Xi summit - CNA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14577-china-signals-tariff-cuts-advances-in-farm-market-access-after-trump-xi-summit.md) | -0.6% | -11.2% |
| SBM | 2019-06-08 | [Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58813-trump-calls-off-tariffs-after-mexico-vows-to-tighten-borders.md) | +3.6% | -2.6% |
| SBM | 2026-08-06 | [China Books 13 More US Soy Cargoes, Nearing Quarter of Target](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14554-china-books-13-more-us-soy-cargoes-nearing-quarter-of-target.md) | +0.4% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2018/06/19/china-market-reacts-differently-us?referrer=twitter

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