# 'Do No Harm,' Declare Grain Groups, But Produce Groups Want to Slow Down Imports

> Farm groups including the U.S. Grains Council testified at a USTR hearing in Washington on the future of NAFTA, urging that any changes 'do no harm' to grain trade. Fruit and vegetable growers complained of cheap Mexican imports, while the cattle industry remained divided over country-of-origin labeling.

- Date: 2017-06-27 · published 2017-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70468-do-no-harm-declare-grain-groups-but-produce-groups-want-to-slow-down-imports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over NAFTA threatens U.S. corn and feed exports to Mexico, the largest market for these products, which can weigh on U.S. corn and meal demand and basis.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-26 | [Chinese demand for grain imports takes tumble \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14900-chinese-demand-for-grain-imports-takes-tumble-the-western-producer.md) | -1.4% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-09-02 | [China’s grain imports have slumped big-time](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22844-china-s-grain-imports-have-slumped-big-time.md) | +1.0% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2022-07-22 | [Ukraine war: Deal signed to allow grain exports to resume by sea - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14474-ukraine-war-deal-signed-to-allow-grain-exports-to-resume-by-sea-bbc-news.md) | -2.2% | +1.9% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2018-09-24 | [Trade war lowers China’s grain imports \| 2018-09-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62890-trade-war-lowers-china-s-grain-imports-2018-09-24-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| SBM | 2022-09-26 | [Chinese demand for grain imports takes tumble \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14900-chinese-demand-for-grain-imports-takes-tumble-the-western-producer.md) | -7.2% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2026-10-27 | [Soybean meal prices decline profits decline China's soybean imports slow down 10/27 Update MySheen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/494-soybean-meal-prices-decline-profits-decline-china-s-soybean-imports-slow-down.md) | -2.3% | — |
| SBM | 2020-10-02 | [Talk of Soymeal Imports Pressures Beans \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12135-talk-of-soymeal-imports-pressures-beans-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.1% | +9.2% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2017/06/27/harm-declare-grain-groups-produce

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