# China traders, farmers shrug off risk of US soybeans tariff | AP News

> Chinese soy growers welcomed a proposed 25 percent tariff on American soybeans announced the previous week. China bought almost 60 percent of US soy exports worth $12.4 billion in the year ended August 31.

- Date: 2018-04-13 · published 2018-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65373-china-traders-farmers-shrug-off-risk-of-us-soybeans-tariff-ap-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The proposed tariff threatens the largest export market for US soybeans, which would weigh on US soybean prices and meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-09-27 | [US soybean farmers caught in Trump's trade battle with China \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14637-us-soybean-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-battle-with-china-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-04-06 | [Short-Term Palm Boost After China Tariff on US Soybeans: Traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65607-short-term-palm-boost-after-china-tariff-on-us-soybeans-traders.md) | +2.9% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [China hikes tariffs on US soybeans, electric cars, fish \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64396-china-hikes-tariffs-on-us-soybeans-electric-cars-fish-ap-news.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2018-10-12 | [Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8558-trade-war-drives-farmers-to-corn-as-china-shuns-us-soybeans-tt.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2019-08-08 | [US-China trade war: Soybean farmers are working new markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57614-us-china-trade-war-soybean-farmers-are-working-new-markets.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |
| SBM | 2018-06-16 | [China hikes tariffs on US soybeans, electric cars, fish \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64396-china-hikes-tariffs-on-us-soybeans-electric-cars-fish-ap-news.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2018-10-12 | [Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8558-trade-war-drives-farmers-to-corn-as-china-shuns-us-soybeans-tt.md) | +1.1% | -2.1% |
| SBM | 2019-08-08 | [US-China trade war: Soybean farmers are working new markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57614-us-china-trade-war-soybean-farmers-are-working-new-markets.md) | 0.0% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/general-news-34d29d7f1f844aac8d570418f3c9a907

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