# Boeing and beans on China's blacklist if US trade tensions worsen

> Analysts at Eurasia Group say China could target US capital goods like Boeing aircraft and agricultural goods such as soybeans if trade tensions escalate over Trump-era tariffs. Former ambassador Gary Locke said Beijing would turn to alternative suppliers in Latin America and Europe.

- Date: 2017-01-20 · published 2017-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72862-boeing-and-beans-on-china-s-blacklist-if-us-trade-tensions-worsen
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Soybeans are a major US export to China, so a retaliatory tariff would likely pressure US soybean prices and feed meal demand, though the threat remains speculative.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-03-28 | [Pork and beans could take brunt of China-U.S. trade dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71849-pork-and-beans-could-take-brunt-of-china-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -3.4% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-02 | [U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures climb on Black Sea tensions - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21560-u-s-grains-corn-wheat-futures-climb-on-black-sea-tensions-grainews.md) | -3.0% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2026-09-24 | [US farmers push for China commitments on imports as Trump and Xi talk trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14547-us-farmers-push-for-china-commitments-on-imports-as-trump-and-xi-talk-trade.md) | -1.9% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2018-02-14 | [China's most powerful weapon in Trump trade war may backfire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66378-china-s-most-powerful-weapon-in-trump-trade-war-may-backfire.md) | +2.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-05-31 | [Target Trump's base if trade spat worsens, Mexican farm lobby says \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59076-target-trump-s-base-if-trade-spat-worsens-mexican-farm-lobby-says-farmtario.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |
| SBM | 2017-03-28 | [Pork and beans could take brunt of China-U.S. trade dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71849-pork-and-beans-could-take-brunt-of-china-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -2.4% | -0.6% |
| SBM | 2020-05-29 | [CME update: lean hog futures slide amid diplomatic tensions between the US and China
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53265-cme-update-lean-hog-futures-slide-amid-diplomatic-tensions-between-the-us-and.md) | +1.9% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2025-12-02 | [U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures climb on Black Sea tensions - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21560-u-s-grains-corn-wheat-futures-climb-on-black-sea-tensions-grainews.md) | -2.4% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/20/boeing-and-beans-on-chinas-blacklist-if-us-trade-tensions-worsen.html

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