# Uneasiness spreads in farm economy with China targeting US soybeans

> China may impose a 25 percent tariff on US soybeans and other farm products, including corn, beef, cotton, sorghum and orange juice. The move followed a US proposal of duties on more than 1,300 Chinese products.

- Date: 2018-04-05 · published 2018-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65375-uneasiness-spreads-in-farm-economy-with-china-targeting-us-soybeans
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Fears of a wider trade war are weighing on US farm commodities, since China buys roughly half of US soybean exports and is a key buyer of feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 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) | +1.2% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [China targets corn, soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64395-china-targets-corn-soybeans.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.9% | +10.9% |
| 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 | 2018-05-04 | [Angst in farm belt after reports that China halted buying US soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65058-angst-in-farm-belt-after-reports-that-china-halted-buying-us-soybeans.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 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) | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-06-16 | [China targets corn, soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64395-china-targets-corn-soybeans.md) | -0.9% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.4% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/04/uneasiness-spreads-in-farm-economy-with-china-targeting-us-soybeans.html

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