# China's Retaliation to Trump's Tariffs | PIIE

> China issued a list of US exports to face 25 percent tariffs within hours of the USTR publishing revised Section 301 tariff lists on June 15. The list targets $44.9 billion of 2017 US exports, including nearly $17 billion in agricultural and food products such as soybeans, sorghum and meats.

- Date: 2018-06-22 · published 2018-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64584-china-s-retaliation-to-trump-s-tariffs-piie
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tariffs on about $17 billion of US farm exports would reduce Chinese demand for soybeans, sorghum and meats, pressuring US feed commodity prices and widening spreads against South American supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-04-01 | [Trump's China tariffs trigger retaliation against U.S. farm products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14679-trump-s-china-tariffs-trigger-retaliation-against-u-s-farm-products.md) | -3.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-06-19 | [Trump Wants More China Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64511-trump-wants-more-china-tariffs.md) | -3.7% | -7.6% |
| SOY | 2018-02-15 | [Sorghum takes hit as China retaliates for tariffs on solar panels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66548-sorghum-takes-hit-as-china-retaliates-for-tariffs-on-solar-panels.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-11-07 | [Trump's tariff threat puts US farm exports to China at risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14703-trump-s-tariff-threat-puts-us-farm-exports-to-china-at-risk.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [China hits U.S. agriculture with retaliation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64580-china-hits-u-s-agriculture-with-retaliation.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-01 | [Cattle markets react to China’s retaliatory tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25272-cattle-markets-react-to-china-s-retaliatory-tariffs.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | +0.5% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [Trump Removes Tariffs on Brazil Beef & Coffee - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5450-trump-removes-tariffs-on-brazil-beef-and-coffee-farm-policy-news.md) | -1.5% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- piie.com: https://www.piie.com/blogs/trade-and-investment-policy-watch/2018/chinas-retaliation-trumps-tariffs

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