# China targets $3 billion of US goods in tariff spat | AP News

> China announced tariffs on $3 billion of US goods in response to the tariff dispute. Analysts said Beijing may open an investigation into US corn and soybean imports as a warning, after an earlier probe into US sorghum began in February.

- Date: 2018-03-23 · published 2018-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65868-china-targets-3-billion-of-us-goods-in-tariff-spat-ap-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A possible Chinese probe of US corn and soybeans, following the sorghum probe, raises risk to US feed grain export demand and supports prices for alternative origins.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major US farm exports \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14677-china-slaps-extra-tariffs-of-up-to-15-on-imports-of-major-us-farm-exports-ap.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-07-20 | [Trump threatens tariffs on all $500 billion of Chinese imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63946-trump-threatens-tariffs-on-all-500-billion-of-chinese-imports.md) | -1.7% | -0.3% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2018-06-16 | [Trump's tariffs: What they are and how China is responding \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64604-trump-s-tariffs-what-they-are-and-how-china-is-responding-ap-news.md) | -0.9% | -3.9% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2019-08-23 | [China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on $75 billion in goods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57443-china-strikes-back-at-u-s-with-new-tariffs-on-75-billion-in-goods-reuters.md) | +0.0% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2021-07-29 | [U.S. Trade Tariffs on China Near $100 Billion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45924-u-s-trade-tariffs-on-china-near-100-billion.md) | -2.0% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [Trump sets tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods; Beijing strikes back](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64570-trump-sets-tariffs-on-50-billion-in-chinese-goods-beijing-strikes-back.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/1e7d9f88bc77437c959859250729fe3d

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