# Trump's tough talk on China risks impacting agriculture and food trade

> President-elect Trump's campaign threats of 45 percent tariffs on Chinese imports and renegotiating NAFTA have prompted Chinese officials to warn of retaliation against US farm goods. Rabobank says the uncertainty is reducing foreign investment appetite in US food and agriculture. US ag exports reached about $127 billion, with China taking roughly half of US soybean output in some years.

- Date: 2016-11-18 · published 2016-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73818-trump-s-tough-talk-on-china-risks-impacting-agriculture-and-food-trade
- 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

Possible Chinese retaliation against US soybeans and other farm exports would threaten a key demand outlet and could pressure soybean and meal prices, while NAFTA uncertainty adds risk to corn and meal flows to Mexico.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-11-02 | [U.S. farm leaders, visiting China, talk up agriculture trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14797-u-s-farm-leaders-visiting-china-talk-up-agriculture-trade-reuters.md) | +4.5% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2024-03-25 | [Limited impact on US agriculture from China tariffs \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14765-limited-impact-on-us-agriculture-from-china-tariffs-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2018-03-26 | [Corn and Beans Lower On China Trade Talk.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66033-corn-and-beans-lower-on-china-trade-talk.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-12-13 | [U.S. agriculture wary of Trump's China sales pledge, more meat a must](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55444-u-s-agriculture-wary-of-trump-s-china-sales-pledge-more-meat-a-must.md) | +2.9% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2018-03-26 | [Ag sector worries Trump tariffs, tactics may spark trade war with China - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65990-ag-sector-worries-trump-tariffs-tactics-may-spark-trade-war-with-china-agweek-1.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2018-03-26 | [Ag sector worries Trump tariffs, tactics may spark trade war with China - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65990-ag-sector-worries-trump-tariffs-tactics-may-spark-trade-war-with-china-agweek-1.md) | -0.2% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2026-06-09 | [China's role in US agriculture isn't what it used to be \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12563-china-s-role-in-us-agriculture-isn-t-what-it-used-to-be-reuters.md) | -0.8% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 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) | +0.1% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/18/trumps-tough-talk-on-china-risks-impacting-agriculture-and-food-trade.html

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