# U.S.-China trade row sows confusion in farmer planting plans

> U.S.-China trade tensions, including Beijing's threatened 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans and an anti-dumping investigation, are creating uncertainty for American farmers planning their crops. The soybean tariff threat covers the single most valuable U.S. farm export to China, worth about $12 billion a year.

- Date: 2018-05-23 · published 2018-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64914-u-s-china-trade-row-sows-confusion-in-farmer-planting-plans
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over China's soybean demand could shift U.S. planting between soybeans and corn, affecting future supply balances. Near-term price impact is limited until planting decisions are firm.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

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## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-agriculture-planting/u-s-china-trade-row-sows-confusion-in-farmer-planting-plans-idUSKCN1IJ2GL/

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