# How China will target U.S. agriculture - POLITICO

> China has targeted a list of US farm goods, including soybeans worth about $14 billion, sorghum over $1.1 billion, wheat around $440 million and corn above $150 million. China bought more than $21 billion in US farm goods in 2016.

- Date: 2018-04-04 · published 2018-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65374-how-china-will-target-u-s-agriculture-politico
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Targeting sorghum, wheat and corn adds downside risk across US feed grains, as China's purchases of these products would be at risk.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2025-03-04 | [Which U.S. agricultural products did China hit with tariffs? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11141-which-u-s-agricultural-products-did-china-hit-with-tariffs-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-12-13 | [U.S. agriculture wary of Trump's China sales pledge, more meat a must](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55444-u-s-agriculture-wary-of-trump-s-china-sales-pledge-more-meat-a-must.md) | +2.9% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2023-11-02 | [U.S. farm leaders, visiting China, talk up agriculture trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14797-u-s-farm-leaders-visiting-china-talk-up-agriculture-trade-reuters.md) | +4.5% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2026-06-09 | [China's role in US agriculture isn't what it used to be \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12563-china-s-role-in-us-agriculture-isn-t-what-it-used-to-be-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +7.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-04 | [Australian Agriculture Sector Likely To Get Impacted From The U.S-China Trade Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58043-australian-agriculture-sector-likely-to-get-impacted-from-the-u-s-china-trade.md) | -1.2% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49501-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-20 | [China Targets U.S. Farm Imports With Tariffs on Soy, Corn - Pork Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50015-china-targets-u-s-farm-imports-with-tariffs-on-soy-corn-pork-business.md) | -2.9% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- politico.com: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/04/how-china-will-target-us-agriculture-458530

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