# Exclusive - Trump vows to fix or scrap South Korea trade deal, wants missile system payment

> Trump said he would fix or scrap the South Korea trade deal and demanded payment for a missile defense system. The comments hit Seoul stocks and the won.

- Date: 2017-04-29 · published 2017-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region South Korea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71714-exclusive-trump-vows-to-fix-or-scrap-south-korea-trade-deal-wants-missile
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade friction with Korea could disrupt US export flows of feed grains and meal to a major buyer, and a weaker won raises Korean import costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- USDKRW: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-04 | [Mexico vows retaliation as Trump trade war erupts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25800-mexico-vows-retaliation-as-trump-trade-war-erupts.md) | +3.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2020-10-27 | [Trump's phase one trade deal with China and the US election \| PIIE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50504-trump-s-phase-one-trade-deal-with-china-and-the-us-election-piie.md) | -3.7% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-12-23 | [China to fall short on promises to U.S. as trade deal ends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14969-china-to-fall-short-on-promises-to-u-s-as-trade-deal-ends.md) | -0.7% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [Exclusive: Biden administration moving to escalate energy trade dispute with Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34076-exclusive-biden-administration-moving-to-escalate-energy-trade-dispute-with.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2022-10-27 | [EXCLUSIVE: EXCLUSIVE Mexico to proceed with GMO corn ban, seeks international grain deals -official \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39106-exclusive-exclusive-mexico-to-proceed-with-gmo-corn-ban-seeks-international.md) | -2.0% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/exclusive-trump-vows-to-fix-or-scrap-south-korea-trade-deal-wants-missile-sys-idUSKBN17U09J/

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