# U.S. Agricultural Trade with China (02/14/2017)

> U.S. agricultural exports to China rose 5.7% to $21.4 billion in 2016, making China the top value market for U.S. farm products ahead of Canada and Mexico. China accounted for 15.8% of total U.S. agricultural exports that year.

- Date: 2017-02-14 · published 2017-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72354-u-s-agricultural-trade-with-china-02-14-2017
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

China's strong demand for U.S. farm goods supports prices for soybeans, corn and other exports, but also concentrates risk on a single buyer.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-10-31 | [Agriculture trade with US going strong - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14895-agriculture-trade-with-us-going-strong-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | +4.6% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2018-05-21 | [Trade truce with China could boost US beef, soybeans and other agriculture products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64915-trade-truce-with-china-could-boost-us-beef-soybeans-and-other-agriculture.md) | +4.3% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 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% |
| SOY | 2026-10-09 | [China Needs $1.2B/Week in U.S. Ag Buys to Hit Trade Deal — Agribusiness Wire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14540-china-needs-1-2b-week-in-u-s-ag-buys-to-hit-trade-deal-agribusiness-wire.md) | -2.2% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2022-06-30 | [U.S. Ag Exports/Trade Policy Update as of June 2022 \| Agricultural Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14922-u-s-ag-exports-trade-policy-update-as-of-june-2022-agricultural-economics.md) | -5.0% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-10-31 | [Agriculture trade with US going strong - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14895-agriculture-trade-with-us-going-strong-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -2.2% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2018-07-11 | [Trade War Repercussions for U.S. Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63896-trade-war-repercussions-for-u-s-agriculture.md) | +0.5% | +9.5% |
| CORN | 2018-05-21 | [Trade truce with China could boost US beef, soybeans and other agriculture products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64915-trade-truce-with-china-could-boost-us-beef-soybeans-and-other-agriculture.md) | +0.4% | -6.9% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/US-Agricultural-Trade-with-China-02142017

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